Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The reason for the presence of glucose catabolism pathways in bacterial habitats even where glucose is scarce.

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Bacteria catabolize organic molecules to obtain energy and also for getting substrates that can be used for biosynthesis. Some catabolic substrates are more often used as compared to others because they need less activation energy or few enzymes to dissociate. There are different classes of catabolic substrates, namely carbohydrates, lipids, peptides, and aromatic molecules.

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