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Strategies for acquiring the phospholipid metabolite inositol in pathogenic bacteria, fungi and protozoa: making it and taking it

myo-Inositol (inositol) is an essential nutrient that is used for building phosphatidylinositol and its derivatives in eukaryotes and even in some eubacteria such as the mycobacteria. As a consequence, fungal, protozoan and mycobacterial pathogens must be able to acquire inositol in order to prolife...

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Autor principal: Reynolds, Todd B.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2889408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19383710
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.025718-0