Genetics of mycobacterial trehalose metabolism

Microbiology Spectrum

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Kalscheuer, Rainer ^a   Koliwer Brandl, Hendrik ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIPID; MYCOLIC ACID; TREHALOSE;

ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCOLIPIDS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; MYCOLIC ACIDS; TREHALOSE;

EID: 84940709339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21650497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/microbiolspec.MGM2-0002-2013     Document Type: Article

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