Alterations in phospholipid catabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis lysX mutant

Alterations in phospholipid catabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis lysX mutant

Mycobacterium tuberculosis lysX mutant, defective for production of lysinylated phosphatidylglycerol (L-PG), is sensitive to cationic antimicrobial peptides, is not proficient for proliferation in mice lungs and exhibits altered membrane potential [1]. In the present study we show that a lysX compl...

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Main Authors: Erin A Maloney, Shichun eLun, Dorota eStankowska, Haidan eGuo, MALINI eRAJAGOPALAN, William eBishai, Murty V Madiraju
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Cell Division
Phospholipids
Tuberculosis
mycobacteria
cardiolipin
lysX
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00019/full

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