Reconstruction of glucose uptake and phosphorylation in a glucose-negative mutant of Escherichia coli by using Zymomonas mobilis genes encoding the glucose facilitator protein and glucokinase.

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Expression of the Zymomonas mobilis glf (glucose facilitator protein) and glk (glucokinase) genes in Escherichia coli ZSC113 (glucose negative) provided a new functional pathway for glucose uptake and phosphorylation. Both genes were essential for the restoration of growth in glucose minimal medium and for acid production on glucose-MacConkey agar plates.

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