Calditol-linked membrane lipids are required for acid tolerance in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Archaea have many unique physiological features of which the lipid composition of their cellular membranes is the most striking. Archaeal ether-linked isoprenoidal membranes can occur as bilayers or monolayers, possess diverse polar head groups, and a multiplicity of ring structures in the isoprenoi...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
2020-08-05T15:08:31Z.
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