New insights into the biogenesis of the cell envelope of corynebacteria: identification and functional characterization of five new mycoloyltransferase genes inCorynebacterium glutamicum
Open Access
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Microbiology Letters
- Vol. 224 (1) , 35-44
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00396-3
Abstract
Mycolic acids, the major lipid constituents of Corynebacterineae, play an essential role in maintaining the integrity of the bacterial cell envelope.Keywords
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