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Aug 2026
Monounsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis is critical for streptococcal envelope homeostasis and stress tolerance
The role of de novo monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) synthesis in physiology and virulence-associated traits was examined in Streptococcus mutans, Streptococcus pyogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, three major pathogens that cause disease at distinct body sites.
J. L. Baker, Jonah Tang, Mingzhe Guo et al.
· Journal of Bacteriology · 0 citations