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Amino acid control mechanism for bacitracin formation byBacillus licheniformis

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Several amino acids affected the amount of bacitracin produced byBacillus licheniformis ATCC 10716 and the high-yielding mutantB. licheniformis AL. The possibility of an amino acid control mechanism for bacitracin biosynthesis is discussed. The two strains showed a different response to the addition of some amino acids. This indicate that they may have differences in their amino acid control mechanism.

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I thank Mr Høyland and Mr S. Thomassen for their support, and Mrs B. Vessia for excellent technical assistance.

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Haavik, H.I. Amino acid control mechanism for bacitracin formation byBacillus licheniformis . Folia Microbiol 24, 234–239 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02926454

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