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Two respiratory enzyme systems in Campylobacter jejuni NCTC 11168 contribute to growth on L-lactate.
Environmental microbiology - 1 Jan 2011
Thomas Marie T, Shepherd Mark, Poole Robert K, van Vliet Arnoud H M, Kelly David J, Pearson Bruce M
Abstract excerpt
Campylobacter jejuni, a major food-borne intestinal pathogen, preferentially utilizes a few specific amino acids and some organic acids such as pyruvate and L- and D-lactate as carbon sources, which may be important for growth in the avian and mammalian gut. Here, we identify the enzymatic basis for C. jejuni growth on L-lactate. Despite the presence of an annotated gene for a fermentative lactate dehydrogenase...
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