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- Title
Revisiting the host as a growth medium.
- Authors
Brown, Stacie A.; Palmer, Kelli L.; Whiteley, Marvin
- Abstract
The ability of the human body to play host to bacterial pathogens has been studied for more than 200 years. Successful pathogenesis relies on the ability to acquire the nutrients that are necessary for growth and survival, yet relatively little is understood about the in vivo physiology and metabolism of most human pathogens. This Review discusses how in vivo carbon sources can affect disease and highlights the concept that carbon metabolic pathways provide viable targets for antibiotic development.
- Subjects
PATHOGENIC microorganisms; MOLECULAR genetics; MICROBIOLOGY; PLANT-pathogen relationships; HOST plants; ANTIBIOTICS
- Publication
Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 9, p657
- ISSN
1740-1526
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1955