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Mesophilus, Neisseria, Brucella, Campylobacter, and Many Other Bacteria Require

The document discusses how many bacteria require 5-10% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to initiate growth, especially on solid media, and how even E. coli uses carbon dioxide to replenish intermediates in the TCA cycle that have been used for amino acid synthesis through reactions like pyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

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Mesophilus, Neisseria, Brucella, Campylobacter, and Many Other Bacteria Require

The document discusses how many bacteria require 5-10% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to initiate growth, especially on solid media, and how even E. coli uses carbon dioxide to replenish intermediates in the TCA cycle that have been used for amino acid synthesis through reactions like pyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

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Mesophilus, Neisseria, Brucella, Campylobacter, and many other bacteria require at least 5 to 10% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

to initiate growth, particularly on solid media. Even organisms such as E. coli use carbon dioxide to replenish intermediates in the TCA (tricarboxylic acid) cycle that have been siphoned off as precursors for amino acid synthesis. These anapleurotic reactions include pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase, or malic enzyme (see Chapter 9_

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