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. 1969 Jul;99(1):347–349. doi: 10.1128/jb.99.1.347-349.1969

Alternate Requirement for Vitamin B12 or Methionine in Mutants of Pseudomonas denitrificans, a Vitamin B12-producing Bacterium

Barbara D Lago 1, Arnold L Demain 1
PMCID: PMC250011  PMID: 5802615

Abstract

Experiments are described which indicate that Pseudomonas denitrificans, an organism that overproduces vitamin B12, uses the B12 pathway exclusively for methionine synthesis.

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