Characterization of the putative operon containing arylamine N−acetyltransferase (nat) in Mycobacterium bovis BCG

Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis possess a single arylamine N-acetyltransferase whose gene is predicted to occur within a six-gene operon. Deletion of the nat gene caused an extended lag phase in M. bovis BCG and a cell morphology associated with an altered pattern of cell wall...