A Highly Conserved Bacterial D-Serine Uptake System Links Host Metabolism and Virulence.

The ability of any organism to sense and respond to challenges presented in the environment is critically important for promoting or restricting colonization of specific sites. Recent work has demonstrated that the host metabolite D-serine has the ability to markedly influence the outcome of infecti...

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Main Authors: James P R Connolly, Mads Gabrielsen, Robert J Goldstone, Rhys Grinter, Dai Wang, Richard J Cogdell, Daniel Walker, David G E Smith, Andrew J Roe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005359