Novel regulatory mechanism of choline-O-sulfate and choline catabolism by two BetIs in Alphaproteobacteria

ABSTRACT Choline-O-sulfate (COS) and choline are ubiquitous in the environment, and diverse bacteria catabolize them into glycine betaine for osmoprotection or as a carbon and/or nitrogen source. The characterized bet genes involved in COS and choline catabolism are usually clustered in the genome w...

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Published in:	Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Main Authors:	Jia-Rong Liu, Zhen-Kun Li, Ming-Chen Wang, Na Wang, Zhi-Qing Wang, Fei-Fei Li, Yin Chen, Yu-Zhong Zhang, Hui-Hui Fu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Society for Microbiology 2025-09-01
Subjects:	choline-O-sulfate choline BetI regulatory mechanism Alphaproteobacteria
Online Access:	https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/aem.00333-25