Influence of Host in Bacterial Metabolism

Bacteria are known to be able to adapt well to their environment. This adaptability helps them to survive inside their host. Researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna now demonstrated that the bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes adapts its metabolism specifically to the host genotype. The bacterial metabolic fingerprint correlated with the susceptibility of the infected mouse strain. The researchers published their results in the journal Plos One. Bacteria ...