date:May 07, 2014
production. Knocking out one enzyme in glycolysis, and enzymes used to transport glucose into the bacteria severely reduced S. Typhimurium's ability to reproduce in epithelial cells, but didn't eradicate it completely. This suggests that although S. Typhimurium requires glucose, it is also able to use other nutrients, and that's something we're now studying, said Dr Thompson.
This contrasts with previous findings from similar experiments on macrophage cells by the IFR team, as for successful ma