Cell wall core galactofuran synthesis is essential for growth of mycobacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 183, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 3991-3998

  Pan, F ^a   Jackson, M ^a   Ma, Y ^a   McNeil, M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARABINOGALACTAN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; FURAN DERIVATIVE; GALACTOFURAN; GALACTOFURANOSYLTRANSFERASE; MYCOLIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOFURANOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOPYRANOSE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE GALACTOPYRANOSE MUTASE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CATALYSIS; CELL VIABILITY; CELL WALL; GENE REPLICATION; GROWTH RATE; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOHYDRATE SEQUENCE; CELL WALL; CROSSING OVER, GENETIC; DISACCHARIDES; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASES; INTRAMOLECULAR TRANSFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0034971311     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.183.13.3991-3998.2001     Document Type: Article

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