A pathway closely related to the D-tagatose pathway of gram-negative enterobacteria identified in the gram-positive bacterium Bacillus licheniformis

Abstract

We report the first identification of a gene cluster involved in D-tagatose catabolism in Bacillus licheniformis. The pathway is closely related to the D-tagatose pathway of the Gram-negative bacterium Klebsiella oxytoca, in contrast to the D-tagatose 6-phosphate pathway described in the Gram-positive bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. © 2013, American Society for Microbiology.