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. 1973 Dec;116(3):1466–1468. doi: 10.1128/jb.116.3.1466-1468.1973

Developmental Block in Citric Acid Cycle Mutants of Bacillus subtilis

Elisabeth B Freese 1, Cheryl L Marks 1
PMCID: PMC246506  PMID: 4201776

Abstract

Mutants deficient in different enzymes of the citric acid cycle can be subdivided into two groups according to the frequency at which they produce heat-resistant spores in nutrient sporulation medium. However, the majority of cells can develop in this medium only to the axial filament stage I of sporulation; aconitase and isocitrate dehydrogenase mutants need the addition of glutamate to reach this stage.

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