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Metabolic adaptation to TCA cycle deficiency in a strictly aerobic bacterium
Changshuo Liu, Eemeli Toivanen, Suvi Santala…·Ville P. Santala
This study shows that adaptive evolution can restore growth in a bacterium with a disrupted TCA cycle by reorganizing central metabolism and improving redox balance.
DOI 10.64898/2026.09.17.752348