The respiratory enzyme complex Rnf is vital for metabolic adaptation and virulence in Fusobacterium nucleatum

The respiratory enzyme complex Rnf is vital for metabolic adaptation and virulence in Fusobacterium nucleatum

ABSTRACTThe Gram-negative oral pathobiont Fusobacterium nucleatum can traverse to extra-oral sites such as placenta and colon, promoting adverse pregnancy outcomes and colorectal cancer, respectively. How this anaerobe sustains many metabolically changing environments enabling its virulence potentia...

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Main Authors: Timmie A. Britton, Chenggang Wu, Yi-Wei Chen, Dana Franklin, Yimin Chen, Martha I. Camacho, Truc T. Luong, Asis Das, Hung Ton-That
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2024-01-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Fusobacterium nucleatum
Rnf complex
metabolism
hydrogen sulfide
coaggregation
preterm birth
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01751-23

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