Incorporation of extracellular fatty acids by a fatty acid kinase-dependent pathway in Staphylococcus aureus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 234-245

  Parsons, Joshua B ^a   Frank, Matthew W ^a   Jackson, Pamela ^a   Subramanian, Chitra ^a   Rock, Charles O ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ACYLPHOSPHATE; FATTY ACID; FATTY ACID KINASE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PLSX PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; FATTY ACID TRANSPORT; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FATTY ACIDS; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84897957093     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12556     Document Type: Article

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