Open AccessDiversity of glpK Gene and Its Effect on Drug Sensitivity in Mycobacterium bovis
Author(s) -
Yuhui Dong,
Xichao Ou,
Chunfa Liu,
Weixing Fan,
Yanlin Zhao,
Xiangmei Zhou
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s346724
Subject(s) - glycerol , mycobacterium bovis , glycerol kinase , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , biochemistry , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , medicine , pathology
Glycerol kinase ( glpK ) is essential for the first step of glycerol catabolism in Mycobacterium tuberculosis . However, Mycobacterium bovis has been known to grow poorly in glycerol media because of a base insertion in the glpK gene.