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Elucidating the Pseudomonas aeruginosa fatty acid degradation pathway: identification of additional fatty acyl-CoA synthetase homologues.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zarzycki-Siek Jan, Norris Michael H, Kang Yun, Sun Zhenxin, Bluhm Andrew P, McMillan Ian A, Hoang Tung T
Abstract excerpt
The fatty acid (FA) degradation pathway of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an opportunistic pathogen, was recently shown to be involved in nutrient acquisition during BALB/c mouse lung infection model. The source of FA in the lung is believed to be phosphatidylcholine, the major component of lung surfact...
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