Host-Derived Sialic Acids Are an Important Nutrient Source Required for Optimal Bacterial Fitness <italic toggle="yes">In Vivo</italic>
ABSTRACT A major challenge facing bacterial intestinal pathogens is competition for nutrient sources with the host microbiota. Vibrio cholerae is an intestinal pathogen that causes cholera, which affects millions each year; however, our knowledge of its nutritional requirements in the intestinal mil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-05-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02237-15 |