There might be some clues in this paper about Sualane and Sqalene degradation.
https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/66/10/4462.full.pdf
Edit: After reading this paper a second time, i found no clues. The mystery remains.
There might be some clues in this paper about Sualane and Sqalene degradation.
https://aem.asm.org/content/aem/66/10/4462.full.pdf
Edit: After reading this paper a second time, i found no clues. The mystery remains.