Unveiling the Biosynthetic Pathway for Short Mycolic Acids in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Mycobacterium smegmatis MSMEG_4301 and Its Ortholog Mycobacterium abscessus MAB_1915 Are Essential for the Synthesis of α′-Mycolic Acids
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01288-22
Abstract: Mycobacterium abscessus is a nontuberculous mycobacterium responsible for an increasing number of hard-to-treat infections due to the impervious nature of its cell envelope, a natural barrier to several antibiotics. Mycolic acids are key components of… read more here.
Keywords: mycolic acids; mycobacterium abscessus; synthesis; mycobacterium ... See more keywords
Controlling of Mycobacterium by Natural Degradant-Combination Models for Sequestering Mycolic Acids in Karish Cheese
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DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248946
Abstract: Degradation of the mycobacterial complex containing mycolic acids (MAs) by natural bioactive compounds is essential for producing safe and value-added foods with therapeutic activities. This study aimed to determine the degradation efficiency of natural organic… read more here.
Keywords: citric malic; karish cheese; quadri mix; mycolic acids ... See more keywords
Transcriptional and mycolic acids profiling in Mycobacterium bovis BCG in vitro show an effect for c-di-GMP and overlap between dormancy and biofilms.
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DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1911.11043
Abstract: Mycobacterium tuberculosis produce mycolic acids which are relevant for persistence, recalcitrance to antibiotics and defiance to host immunity. c-di-GMP is a second messenger involved in transition from planktonic cells to biofilms, whose levels are controlled… read more here.
Keywords: mycobacterium; gmp; mycolic acids; effect gmp ... See more keywords