Amino Sugar Metabolism with AgaSY Coordinates Carbon Catabolism, Fimbrial Regulation, and Pathogenesis in Uropathogenic E. coli
Carole Anamalé, Hicham Bessaiah, Sébastien Houle, Sima Mohammadi, Roger C. Lévesque, Charles Martin Dozois
This study identifies agaSY genes in UPEC as essential for amino sugar catabolism and links their loss to reduced virulence and colonization in a murine model.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology