Interaction between polyketide synthase and transporter suggests coupled synthesis and export of virulence lipid in M. tuberculosis

PLoS Pathogens

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 0012-0019

  Jain, Madhulika ^a   Cox, Jeffery S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33646937005     PISSN: 15537366     EISSN: 15537374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.0010002     Document Type: Article

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