Authors: Weichao Wu, Paul Dijkstra, Bruce A. Hungate, Lingling Shi, Michaela A. Dippold
Published: 2022-11-04
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The central carbon (C) metabolic network harvests energy to power the cell and feed biosynthesis for growth. In pure cultures, bacteria use some but not all of the network’s major pathways, such as glycolysis and pentose phosphate and Entner-Doudoroff pathways. However, how these pathways are used in microorganisms in intact soil communities is unknown. Here, we analyzed the incorporation of