title: Physiology of sporeforming bacteria associated with insects: radiorespirometric survey of carbohydrate metabolism in the 12 serotypes of Bacillus thuringiensis.
abstract: Radiorespirometry was used to compare the primary pathways of glucose catabolism in 18 strains of Bacillus thuringiensis representing the 12 established serotypes. Every strain utilizes the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway almost exclusively; pentose-phosphate pathway participation is minor. The Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas pathway predominates regardless of whether the cells were grown in a minimal medium or one containing yeast extract. The results indicate that the absolute requirement for citrate and related compounds is not a result of defective citrate or glucose transport and metabolism.
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D001224:Aspartic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D001407:Bacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002245:Carbon Dioxide / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002951:Citrates / Q000378:metabolism; D003470:Culture Media; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D005971:Glutamates / Q000378:metabolism; D007300:Insect Control; D010572:Pest Control, Biological; D012703:Serotyping; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D002250:Carbon Radioisotopes; D002951:Citrates; D003470:Culture Media; D005971:Glutamates; D002245:Carbon Dioxide; D001224:Aspartic Acid; D005947:Glucose