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. 1961 Dec;81(3):503–513. doi: 10.1042/bj0810503

The metabolism of C2-compounds in micro-organisms. 8. A dicarboxylic acid cycle as a route for the oxidation of glycollate by Escherichia coli*

H L Kornberg 1,†, J R Sadler 1,‡
PMCID: PMC1243371  PMID: 14458448

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