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. 1975 Sep;30(3):489–492. doi: 10.1128/am.30.3.489-492.1975

γ-Aminobutyric Acid Pathway and Modified Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle Activity During Growth and Sporulation of Bacillus thuringiensis

John N Aronson 1, David P Borris 1, Jeffrey F Doerner 1, Evelyn Akers 1
PMCID: PMC187211  PMID: 1180554

Abstract

Enzymatic analyses of Bacillus thuringiensis extracts suggested that a modified Krebs tricarboxylic acid cycle (without α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase) can operate during sporulation in conjunction with the glyoxylic acid cycle and the γ-aminobutyric acid pathway.

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