Question

hello does anyone know if bacteria that have the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway also have the pentose pathway?

Answer 1

There are a few bacteria that substitute classic glycolysis with the Entner-Doudoroff Pathway. They may lack enzymes essential for glycolysis, such as phosphofructokinase-1. This pathway is generally found in Pseudomonas, Rhizobium, Azotobacter, Agrobacterium, and a few other Gram-negative genera. Very few Gram-positive bacteria have this pathway, with Enterococcus faecalis being a rare exception.[2] Most organisms that use the pathway are aerobes due to the low ATP yield per glucose.[3]