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Sialic acid utilization by the soil bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Nov 2012
Gruteser Nadine, Marin Kay, Krämer Reinhard, Thomas Gavin H
Abstract excerpt
The ability to use the sialic acid, N-acetylneuraminic acid, Neu5Ac, as a nutrient has been characterized in a number of bacteria, most of which are human pathogens that encounter this molecule because of its presence on mucosal surfaces. The soil bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum also has a f...
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