The Phosphatidyl- <i>myo</i> -Inositol Dimannoside Acyltransferase PatA Is Essential for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Growth <i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i>
Francesca Boldrin, Itxaso Anso, Sogol Alebouyeh, Iker A. Sevilla, Mariví Geijó, Joseba M. Garrido, Alberto Marina, Laura Cioetto Mazzabò, et al. (12 authors)
Journal of Bacteriology · 2021-01
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The emergence of drug resistance in strains of M. tuberculosis , the etiologic agent of TB, emphasizes the need to identify new targets and antimicrobial agents.
MeSH terms
- Biology
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- In vivo
- In vitro
- Microbiology
- Inositol
- Acyltransferase
- Tuberculosis
- Biochemistry
- Virology