Acidobacterium capsulatum is an acidophilic organism first isolated in 1991 from an acid mine drainage in Japan. The bacterium has been shown to be very prevalent in the soil and is thought to play a vital role in the ecosystem. The metabolic pathways of this bacterium are not well known making it an ideal subject for conducting metabolic research. Genomic information suggests in glycolysis the enzyme aldolase is not present. These studies are being...