FIG. 8.

Tricarballylate catabolism does not proceed via the glyoxylate bypass. In the graphs described below, aceA refers to allele aceA112::MudJ. Cells were grown aerobically in NCE medium containing either tricarballylate (20 mM) or acetate (30 mM). Solid triangles, growth response of an aceA⁺ strain (TR6583) on tricarballylate; open diamonds, growth response of the same strain on acetate; solid circles, growth response of an aceA strain (JE4172) on tricarballylate; open triangles, growth of the same strain on acetate.