Trehalose metabolism: A sweet spot for Burkholderia pseudomallei virulence

Virulence. 2017 Jan 2;8(1):5-7. doi: 10.1080/21505594.2016.1216295. Epub 2016 Jul 26.

Authors

Sandra Schwarz¹, Patrick Van Dijck^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ a Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tuebingen , Tuebingen , Germany.
² b Department of Molecular Microbiology , VIB , Leuven , Belgium.
³ c Laboratory of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven , Leuven , Belgium.

No abstract available

Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; biofilm; stress; trehalase; trehalose; virulence.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Burkholderia pseudomallei*
Humans
Melioidosis
Trehalose*
Virulence
Virulence Factors

Substances

Virulence Factors
Trehalose