Salmonella exploits host- and bacterial-derived β-alanine for replication inside host macrophages
SI-LU MA, Bin Yang, Yuyang Sun, Xinyue Wang, Houliang Guo, Ruiying Liu, Ting Ye, Chenbo Kang, Jingnan Chen, Lingyan Jiang
This study identifies β-alanine as essential for Salmonella replication in macrophages and systemic infection, with panD gene expression and zinc transporter activation playing key roles.
bioRxiv · Oct 7, 2024Microbiology