Transcriptional and metabolic effects of glucose on Streptococcus pneumoniae sugar metabolism

Transcriptional and metabolic effects of glucose on Streptococcus pneumoniae sugar metabolism

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a strictly fermentative human pathogen that relies on carbohydrate metabolism to generate energy for growth. The nasopharynx colonised by the bacterium is poor in free sugars, but mucosa lining glycans can provide a source of sugar. In blood and inflamed tissues glucose i...

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Main Authors: Laura ePaixão, José eCaldas, Tomas G. Kloosterman, Oscar P. Kuipers, Susana eVinga, Ana Rute eNeves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Glucose
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Transcription, Genetic
In vivo 13C-NMR
glycan-derived sugars
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.01041/full

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