Can E Coli Metabolize Lactose?
Can E Coli Metabolize Lactose? Can E coli metabolize lactose? Escherichia coli can use the disaccharide lactose (milk sugar) as a source of metabolic energy. Lactose is first transported across the plasma membrane by the membrane carrierlactose permease, then it is cleaved to free glucose and galactose by the enzymeβ-galactosidase (Fig. 6.31). Can E. coli