期刊
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
卷 19, 期 7, 页码 341-348出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2011.04.003
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIH) [10265SUB, U54AI057141]
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation [R565-CR07]
- European Community [PIOF-GA-2009-235009]
It is interesting to speculate that the evolutionary drive for microbes to develop pathogenic characteristics was to access the nutrient resources that animals provided. Animal environments that pathogens colonize have likely driven the evolution of new bacterial characteristics to maximize these new nutritional opportunities. This review focuses on genomic and functional aspects of pathogen metabolism that allow efficient utilization of nutrient resources provided by animals. Similar to genes encoding specific virulence traits, genes encoding metabolic functions have been horizontally acquired by pathogens to provide a selective advantage in host tissues. Selective advantage in host tissues can also be gained by loss of function mutations that alter metabolic capabilities. Greater understanding of bacterial metabolism within host tissues should be important for increased understanding of host pathogen interactions and the development of future therapeutic strategies.
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