Implications of the expression of Enterococcus faecalis citrate fermentation genes during infection

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Citrate is an ubiquitous compound in nature. However, citrate fermentation is present only in a few pathogenic or nonpathogenic microorganisms. The citrate fermentation pathway includes a citrate transporter, a citrate lyase complex, an oxaloacetate decarboxylase and a regulatory system. Enterococcus faecalis is commonly present in the gastro-intestinal microbiota of warm-blooded animals and insect guts. These...

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