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To understand the impact of P. bivia on this microbiome, its growth requirements and mode of energy production were studied. Anoxic growth with glucose depended on CO2 and resulted in succinate formation, indicating phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylation and fumarate reduction as critical steps. The reductive branch of fermentation relied on two highly active, membrane-bound enzymes, namely the quinol:fumarate reductase (QFR) and Na+-translocating NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (NQR). Both enzymes were characterized by activity measurements, in-gel fluorography, and VIS difference spectroscopy, and the Na+-dependent build-up of a transmembrane voltage was demonstrated. NQR is a potential drug target for BV treatment since it is neither found in humans nor in Lactobacillus. In P. bivia, the highly active enzymes L-asparaginase and aspartate ammonia lyase catalyze the conversion of asparagine to the electron acceptor fumarate. However, the by-product ammonium is highly toxic. It has been proposed that P. bivia depends on ammonium-utilizing Gardnerella vaginalis, another typical pathogen associated with BV, and provides key nutrients to it. 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