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. 1979 Jul;139(1):323–325. doi: 10.1128/jb.139.1.323-325.1979

Pseudomonas cepacia mutants blocked in the direct oxidative pathway of glucose degradation.

T G Lessie, T Berka, S Zamanigian
PMCID: PMC216866  PMID: 457605

Abstract

Glucose dehydrogenase-deficient strains of Pseudomonas cepacia grew normally with glucose as carbon source, indicating that the direct pathway of glucose oxidation does not play an essential role in this bacterium.

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