Glucose promotes resistance of human commensal Escherichia coli against contact-killing by pandemic Vibrio cholerae
C. Crisan, H. Nichols, S. Wiesenfeld, G. Steinbach, P. J. Yunker, B. K. Hammer
This study shows glucose enhances E. coli resistance to T6SS attacks from V. cholerae through CRP-mediated metabolic changes, independent of immunity proteins.
bioRxiv · Jun 22, 2020 · PreprintMicrobiology