Caulobacter crescentus Adapts to Phosphate Starvation by Synthesizing Anionic Glycoglycerolipids and a Novel Glycosphingolipid

Bacteria adapt to environmental changes in a variety of ways, including altering their cell shape. Caulobacter crescentus adapts to phosphate starvation by elongating its cell body and a polar stalk structure containing both inner and outer membranes. While we generally think of cellular membranes b...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Stankeviciute, Ziqiang Guan, Howard Goldfine, Eric A. Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00107-19