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Identification of diaminopimelic acid in the Legionnaires disease bacterium

Year: 1979

Type: article

Abstract: Diaminopimelic acid was found to be a component of the cell wall of the Legionnaires disease bacterium, thus providing additional evidence that the organism is a bacterium. The presence of this amino acid was determined by gas-liquid chromatography and confirmed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.10.6.815-818.1979

Authors: G O Guerrant, M S Lambert, C W Moss

Language: English

Topic: Legionella and Acanthamoeba research

Subfield: Endocrinology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1802913447

FWCI: 0.546

Cites: 14

Cited by: 9

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