http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-2.xsd
xiii, 395 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
The global architecture of the mycobacterial cell envelope -- Wall ultrastructure and periplasm -- Biosynthesis of the arabinogalactan-peptidoglycan complex of Mycobacterium tuberculosis -- A comprehensive overview of mycolic acid structure and biosynthesis -- Cording, cord factors, and trehalose dimycolate -- Structure, biosynthesis, and activities of phosphatidyl-myo-Inositol-based lipoglycans -- Antibiotics and new inhibitors of the cell wall -- Enigmatic proteins from the surface : the Erp, PE, and PPE protein families -- Mycobacterial porins -- Iron uptake in mycobacteria / Luis E.N. Quadri -- The ABC transporter systems -- The MmpL protein family -- ESAT-6 and the mycobacterial ESX secretion systems -- Mycobacterial sigma factors and surface biology --
Biosynthesis of mycobacterial lipids by multifunctional polyketide synthases -- The constituents of the cell envelope and their impact on the host immune system -- Biosynthesis and roles of phenolic glycolipids and related molecules in Mycobacterium tuberculosiś -- Sulfated metabolites from Mycobacterium tuberculosis : sulfolipid-1 and beyond -- The mycobacterial heparin-binding hemagglutinin : a virulence factor and antigen useful for diagnostics and vaccine development -- The role of mycobacterial kinases and phosphatases in growth, pathogenesis, and cell wall metabolism -- Glycopeptidolipids : a complex pathway for small pleiotropic molecules -- The mycolactones : biologically active polyketides produced by Mycobacterium ulcerans and related aquatic mycobacteria -- Epilogue: The envelope : beyond the veil
edited by Mamadou Daffé, Jean-Marc Reyrat.
Includes bibliographical references and index.