Complete auxotrophy for unsaturated fatty acids requires deletion of two sets of genes in Mycobacterium smegmatis
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DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13753
Abstract: The synthesis of unsaturated fatty acids in Mycobacterium smegmatis is poorly characterized. Bioinformatic analysis revealed four putative fatty acid desaturases in its genome, one of which, MSMEG_1886, is highly homologous to desA3, the only palmitoyl/stearoyl… read more here.
Keywords: msmeg; fatty acids; msmeg 1886; unsaturated fatty ... See more keywords