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. 1973 May;114(2):880–881. doi: 10.1128/jb.114.2.880-881.1973

Phosphorylation of Glycerol in Staphylococcus aureus

D P Richey 1, E C C Lin 1
PMCID: PMC251852  PMID: 4574704

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus dissimilates glycerol via an adenosine triphosphate-dependent kinase and not by the phosphoenolpyruvate phosphotransferase system.

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