Association between fatty acid metabolism gene mutations and Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission revealed by whole genome sequencing

Fatty acid metabolism greatly promotes the virulence and pathogenicity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). However, the regulatory mechanism of fatty acid metabolism in M.tb remains to be elucidated, and limite...

Source: BMC Microbiology - December 1, 2023 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yameng Li, Xianglong Kong, Yifan Li, Ningning Tao, Tingting Wang, Yingying Li, Yawei Hou, Xuehan Zhu, Qilin Han, Yuzhen Zhang, Qiqi An, Yao Liu and Huaichen Li Tags: Research Source Type: research