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. 1974 Jan;117(1):321–323. doi: 10.1128/jb.117.1.321-323.1974

Sporulation of Bacillus thuringiensis Without Concurrent Derepression of the Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

Kenneth W Nickerson a,1, John De Pinto a,2, Lee A Bulla Jr a,3
PMCID: PMC246561  PMID: 4587611

Abstract

Bacillus thuringiensis sporulates in a glucose-glutamate medium without concurrent derepression of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Glutamate appears to regulate tricarboxylic acid cycle activity as well as to influence spore heat resistance and production of dipicolinic acid.

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