Abstract
Well-studied bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis and Escherichia coli each have only a single pathway for synthesis of the unsaturated fatty acids required to make functional membrane lipids. In marked contrast, unsaturated fatty acid synthesis in Pseudomonas aeruginosa proceeds by three distinct pathways.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 256-259 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Molecular Microbiology |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology