The embAB genes of Mycobacterium avium encode an arabinosyl transferase involved in cell wall arabinan biosynthesis that is the target for the antimycobacterial drug ethambutol.
Aimee E. Belanger(Colorado State University), Julia M. Inamine(University of Pittsburgh), John T. Belisle(Colorado State University), Katarı́na Mikušová(Comenius University Bratislava), Marvella E. Ford(University of Pittsburgh), Gurdyal S. Besra(University of Birmingham), Patrick J. Brennan(Colorado State University)
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