Disclosure of the mycobacterial outer membrane: Cryo-electron tomography and vitreous sections revea...
Disclosure of the mycobacterial outer membrane: Cryo-electron tomography and vitreous sections reveal the lipid bilayer structure
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United States: National Academy of Sciences
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English
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The cell walls of mycobacteria form an exceptional permeability barrier, and they are essential for virulence. They contain extractable lipids and long-chain mycolic acids that are covalently linked to peptidoglycan via an arabinogalactan network. The lipids were thought to form an asymmetrical bilayer of considerable thickness, but this could neve...
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Disclosure of the mycobacterial outer membrane: Cryo-electron tomography and vitreous sections reveal the lipid bilayer structure
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2268800
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_2268800
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0027-8424
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1091-6490
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10.1073/pnas.0709530105
