Elucidation of the Burkholderia cenocepacia hopanoid biosynthesis pathway uncovers functions for conserved proteins in hopanoid-producing bacteria

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 735-750

  Schmerk, Crystal L ^a   Welander, Paula V ^b   Hamad, Mohamad A ^a   Bain, Katie L ^a   Bernards, Mark A ^a   Summons, Roger E ^c   Valvano, Miguel A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; EUKARYOTA;

32,33,34,35-BACTERIOHOPANETETROL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HOPANE; POLYMYXIN B; TRITERPENE;

BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA CENOCEPACIA; PHYLOGENY; POLYMYXIN B; TRITERPENES;

EID: 84924973525     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12509     Document Type: Article

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