Functional redundancy and plasticity in staphylococcus aureus vitamin B1 metabolism ensure stable colonisation in the environment and in the host

In this study, we explored fastidious metabolic pathways of Staphylococcus aureus and showed that the organism is auxotrophic for thiamine. Thiamine plays a key role in carbohydrate metabolism and is essential for ATP synthesis in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. We demonstrated that thiamine depriv...

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Main Author: Yeo, Benny Ken Yee
Other Authors: Kevin Pethe
Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
Language:English
Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152806
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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