Oxygenated mycolic acids are necessary for virulence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice
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- 1 May 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 36 (3) , 630-637
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01882.x
Abstract
Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis group synthesize a family of long‐chain fatty acids, mycolic acids, which are located in the cell envelope. These include the non‐oxygenated α‐mycolic acid a...Keywords
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