MicrobiologybioRxiv
Pantothenate auxotrophy in Zymomonas mobilis ZM4 is due toa lack of aspartate decarboxylase activity
J. R. Gliessman, T. A. Kremer, A. A. Sangani…·J. B. McKinlay
This study identifies the genetic basis for pantothenate auxotrophy in Zymomonas mobilis, showing it is due to the absence of the panD gene and the role of IlvC in compensating for the lack of PanE.
DOI 10.1093/femsle/fnx136