Single amino acid utilization for bacterial categorization

Abstract Despite great advancement in genetic typing, phenotyping is still an indispensable tool for categorization of bacteria. Certain amino acids may be essential for bacterial survival, growth, pathogenicity or toxin production, which prompts the idea that the intrinsic ability to utilize single...

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Main Authors: Yi-Kai Liu, Hung-Chih Kuo, Chih-Ho Lai, Chi-Chung Chou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-69686-5