Blocking Phosphatidylcholine Utilization in Pseudomonas aeruginosa, via Mutagenesis of Fatty Acid, Glycerol and Choline Degradation Pathways, Confirms the Importance of This Nutrient Source In Vivo

• Zhenxin Sun ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhenxin Sun, Yun Kang

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• Yun Kang ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Zhenxin Sun, Yun Kang

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• Michael H. Norris,

  Affiliation Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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• Ryan M. Troyer,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Mike S. Son,

  Affiliation Department of Biological Sciences, Plymouth State University, Plymouth, New Hampshire, United States of America

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• Herbert P. Schweizer,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Steven W. Dow,

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America

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• Tung T. Hoang

  * E-mail: tongh@hawaii.edu

  Affiliations Department of Microbiology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America, Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States of America

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