Single amino acid utilization for bacterial categorization

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 12686 - 12
• Main Authors: Liu, Yi-Kai, Kuo, Hung-Chih, Lai, Chih-Ho, Chou, Chi-Chung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 29.07.2020; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/326/1320; 631/326/41; Amino acids; Amino Acids - metabolism; Antibiotic resistance; Bacteria; Bacteria - classification; Bacteria - genetics; Bacteria - growth & development; Bacteria - metabolism; Biochemical characteristics; Biochemistry; Decision Trees; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; DNA, Ribosomal - genetics; Drug resistance; Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Pathogenicity; Pathogens; Phenotype; Phenotyping; Phylogeny; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Sequence Analysis, DNA - methods; Species; Toxigenicity; Toxins

Despite great advancement in genetic typing, phenotyping is still an indispensable tool for categorization of bacteria. Certain amino acids may be essential for bacterial survival, growth, pathogenicity or toxin production, which prompts the idea that the intrinsic ability to utilize single amino ac...