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Taxonomic characterization of Ketogulonigenium vulgare gen. nov., sp. nov. and Ketogulonigenium robustum sp. nov., which oxidize L-sorbose to 2-keto-L-gulonic acid.
International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology - 1 May 2001
Urbance J W, Bratina B J, Stoddard S F, Schmidt T M
Abstract excerpt
Four bacterial strains that oxidize L-sorbose to 2-keto-L-gulonic acid, a key intermediate in the synthesis of vitamin C, were isolated from soils of geographically distinct locations. All were Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, chemoheterotrophic rods. Comparative analysis revealed nearly i...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- DNA, Ribosomal
- Fruit
- Genotype
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oxidation-Reduction
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
- Rhodobacter
- Soil Microbiology
- Sorbose
- Sugar Acids
- United States