The Mycobacterium tuberculosis pks2 Gene Encodes the Synthase for the Hepta- and Octamethyl-branched Fatty Acids Required for Sulfolipid Synthesis
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- 1 May 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier
- Vol. 276 (20), 16833-16839
- https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m011468200
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