A purine salvage bottleneck leads to bacterial adenine cross-feeding
Y.-C. Chuang, N. W. Haas, R. Pepin, M. Behringer, Y. Oda, B. LaSarre, C. S. Harwood, J. B. McKinlay
The paper identifies adenine as a cross-fed metabolite between Rhodopseudomonas palustris and E. coli, revealing a purine salvage bottleneck mechanism.
bioRxiv · Oct 17, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology