Mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 is critical for long term survival of Mycobacterium smegmatis and simultaneously coordinates cellular functions

Abstract Bacteria can proliferate perpetually without ageing, but they also face conditions where they must persist. Mycobacteria can survive for a long period. This state appears during mycobacterial diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy, which are chronic and develop after long-term persistent...

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Main Authors: Shymaa Enany, Yutaka Yoshida, Yoshitaka Tateishi, Yuriko Ozeki, Akihito Nishiyama, Anna Savitskaya, Takehiro Yamaguchi, Yukiko Ohara, Tadashi Yamamoto, Manabu Ato, Sohkichi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06480-w