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Metabolism of phloroglucinol by Fusarium solani

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A strain of Fusarium solani, isolated from soil, has been found to convert phloroglucinol to pyrogallol which was then metabolised via the meta-fission pathway to yield pyruvate.

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  1. Botany Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand

    John R. L. Walker & Brent G. Taylor

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Walker, J.R.L., Taylor, B.G. Metabolism of phloroglucinol by Fusarium solani . Arch. Microbiol. 134, 123–126 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407944

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