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Corynebacterium glutamicum: a dissection of the PTS.
Journal of molecular microbiology and biotechnology - 1 Jul 2001
Parche S, Burkovski A, Sprenger G A, Weil B, Krämer R, Titgemeyer F
Abstract excerpt
The high-GC Gram-positive actinomycete Corynebacterium glutamicum is commercially exploited as a producer of amino acids that are used as animal feed additives and flavor enhancers. Despite its beneficial role, carbon metabolism and its possible influence on amino acid metabolism is poorly understood. We have addressed this issue by analyzing the phosphotransferase system (PTS), which in many bacteria controls...
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