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Porins Are Required for Uptake of Phosphates by Mycobacterium smegmatis

Phosphorus is an essential nutrient, but how phosphates cross the mycobacterial cell wall is unknown. Phosphatase activity in whole cells of Mycobacterium smegmatis was significantly lower than that in lysed cells, indicating that access to the substrate was restricted. The loss of the outer membran...

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Main Authors: Wolschendorf, Frank, Mahfoud, Maysa, Niederweis, Michael
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2007
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1899398/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17209034
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JB.01600-06
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