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Oxidative Dissimilation of Glycerol studied with Variants of Bacillus subtilis

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COMPARING the quantitative aspect of growths of two parent strains of B. subtilis, we concluded1 that, in one of them (S 1 −), the glycerol is oxidized through the tricarboxylic acid cycle, whereas in the other strain (M 2 −) the glycerol, although actively oxidized, does not reach the tricarboxylic acid cycle.

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie du Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherches des Industries Alimentaires,

    J. M. WIAME, S. BOURGEOIS & R. LAMBION

  2. Laboratoire de Biochimie des Microorganismes, Université Libre de Bruxelles,

    J. M. WIAME, S. BOURGEOIS & R. LAMBION

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WIAME, J., BOURGEOIS, S. & LAMBION, R. Oxidative Dissimilation of Glycerol studied with Variants of Bacillus subtilis . Nature 174, 37–38 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174037b0

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