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Single amino acid utilization for bacterial categorization.
Scientific reports - 29 Jul 2020
Liu Yi-Kai, Kuo Hung-Chih, Lai Chih-Ho, Chou Chi-Chung
Abstract excerpt
Despite great advancement in genetic typing, phenotyping is still an indispensable tool for categorization of bacteria. Certain amino acids may be essential for bacterial survival, growth, pathogenicity or toxin production, which prompts the idea that the intrinsic ability to utilize single amino acid under live-or-die situation could be a basis for differentiation of bacteria species. In this study, we...
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