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. 2018 May 31;8:8506. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-26950-z

Figure 4.

Figure 4

Chemical and genetic rescue of growth-nonpermissive BCG under G/P carbons. (A) Determination of intrabacterial pH of BCG cultured in the presence of 0.2% glycerol and various concentrations of propionate (0.05 to 0.8%) for 24 hrs. (B) Effect of cyanocobalamin (VB12) and/or monosodium glutamate (MSG) on CFU-based viability of BCG cultured under G/P carbons. *P < 0.01; **P < 0.001 by Student’s unpaired t-test. All values are the average of two independent experiments ± SD, each of which consisted of biological triplicates. (C) Metabolic consequences of VB12 and/or MSG supplement on BCG metabolomics profiles; intermediates of TCA cycle (red box), MCC (purple box), glycolysis (green box), and nitrogen metabolism (blue box) cultured under G/P carbons. Bar heights indicate the relative extent of intrabacterial concentration of intermediates. *P < 0.01; ns, not significant by Student’s unpaired t-test. All values are the average of two independent experiments ± s.e.m, each of which consisted of biological triplicates. αKG, α-ketoglutarate; Suc, succinate; Mal, malate; Asp, aspartate; OAA, oxaloacetate; 2MC, 2-methylcitrate; Pyr, pyruvate; Glu, glutamate; Gln, glutamine; GABA, γ-aminobutyric acid.