Studies on the mechanism of acetate oxidation by bacteria. VI. Comparative patterns of acetate oxidation by citrate-grown and acetate-grown Aerobacter aerogenes.

The data presented in this paper indicate operation of different mechanisms for acetate oxidation by A. aerogenes, depending on the carbon source used for growth. The mechanism for citrate-grown cells appears to involve a conventional citric acid cycle, whereas acetate-grown cells appear to incorporate acetate carbon more readily via a dicarboxylic acid cycle.