Mycobacterial Diseases

Mycobacterial Diseases
Open Access

ISSN: 2161-1068

Research Article - (2012) Volume 2, Issue 3

Regulated Alteration of Mycolic Acid Structure in the Cell Wall of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

Sally A. Cantrell1, Michael D. Leavell2,3, Olivera Marjanovic1, Anthony T. Iavarone4, Julie A. Leary2 and Lee W. Riley1*
1Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA
2Genome and Biomedical Sciences Facility, University of California, Davis 95616, USA
3Amyris, Emeryville, CA 94608, USA
4QB3/Chemistry Mass Spectrometry Facility, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
*Corresponding Author: Lee W. Riley, School of Public Health, 201 Hildebrand Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA, Tel: 510-642-9200, Fax: 510-642-8250 Email:

Keywords: Mycolic acid; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mce operon; Mass spectrometry; Tuberculosis

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