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Abstract

168 was assayed for its growth on tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates and related compounds as the sole carbon sources. Growth of the organism was supported by citrate, D-isocitrate, succinate, fumarate and L-malate, whereas no growth was observed in the presence of -aconitate,2-oxoglutarate, D-malate, oxaloacetate and tricarballylate. Growth of the organism on the tricarboxylates citrate and D-isocitrate required the presence of functional CitM, an Mg–citrate transporter, whereas its growth on succinate, fumarate and L-malate appeared to be CitM-independent. Interestingly, the naturally occurring enantiomer D-isocitrate was favoured over L-isocitrate by the organism. Like citrate, D-isocitrate was shown to be an inducer of expression in . The addition of 1 mM Mg to the growth medium improved growth of the organism on both citrate and D-isocitrate, suggesting that D-isocitrate was taken up by CitM in complex with divalent metal ions. Subsequently, the ability of CitM to transport D-isocitrate was demonstrated by competition experiments and by heterologous exchange in right-side-out membrane vesicles prepared from cells expressing . None of the other TCA cycle intermediates and related compounds tested were recognized by CitM. Uptake experiments using radioactive Ni provided direct evidence that D-isocitrate is transported in complex with divalent metal ions.

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