Part of the ACDS complex that catalyzes the reversible cleavage of acetyl-CoA, allowing growth on acetate as sole source of carbon and energy. The alpha-epsilon subcomponent functions as a carbon monoxide dehydrogenase. CO + H2O + 2 oxidized [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] = CO2 + 2 H(+) + 2 reduced [2Fe-2S]-[ferredoxin] Binds 7 [4Fe-4S] clusters per heterotetramer. Binds 2 [Ni-4Fe-4S] clusters per heterotetramer. One-carbon metabolism; methanogenesis from acetate. Heterotetramer of two alpha and two epsilon subunits (PubMed:10600570, PubMed:12657792). The ACDS complex is made up of alpha, epsilon, beta, gamma and delta subunits with a probable stoichiometry of (alpha(2)epsilon(2))(4)-beta(8)-(gamma(1)delta(1))(8) (By similarity). Cluster B is an all-cysteinyl-liganded 4Fe-4S cluster; cluster C is a mixed Ni-Fe-S cluster which is the active site of CO oxidation. Cluster D is also an all-cysteinyl-liganded 4Fe-4S cluster that bridges the two subunits of the CODH dimer. Contains two additional 4Fe-4S clusters, dubbed E and F, that probably transport electrons from ferredoxin to the B cluster. Belongs to the Ni-containing carbon monoxide dehydrogenase family.