Straight-chain fatty acids are dispensable in the myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus for vegetative growth and fruiting body formation.
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SUBMITTER: Bode HB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1540027 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Aug
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Straight-chain fatty acids are dispensable in the myxobacterium Myxococcus xanthus for vegetative growth and fruiting body formation.
Bode Helge B HB Ring Michael W MW Kaiser Dale D David Anna C AC Kroppenstedt Reiner M RM Schwär Gertrud G
Journal of bacteriology 20060801 15
Inactivation of the MXAN_0853 gene blocked the production in Myxococcus xanthus of straight-chain fatty acids which otherwise represent 30% of total fatty acids. Despite this drastic change in the fatty acid profile, no change in phenotype could be observed, which contrasts with previous interpretations of the role of straight-chain fatty acids in the organism's development. ...[more]
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