Identification of unique cardiolipin and monolysocardiolipin species in Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Acidic glycerophospholipids play an important role in determining the resistance of Gram-negative bacteria to stress conditions and antibiotics. Acinetobacter baumannii, an opportunistic human pathogen which is responsible for an increasing number of nosocomial infections, exhibits broad an...

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Main Authors: Patrizia Lopalco, Julia Stahl, Cosimo Annese, Beate Averhoff, Angela Corcelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03214-w