Membrane lipids in Agrobacterium tumefaciens: Biosynthetic pathways and importance for pathogenesis

Frontiers in Plant Science

Volumn 5, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Aktas, Meriyem ^a   Danne, Linna ^a   Möller, Philip ^a   Narberhaus, Franz ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium tumefaciens; Betaine lipids; Glycolipids; Membrane lipids; Ornithine lipids; Phosphatidylcholine; Phospholipid biosynthesis; Phosphorus free lipids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901006797     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664462X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00109     Document Type: Review

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