Bacterial vampirism mediated through taxis to serum
S. J. Glenn, Z. Gentry-Lear, M. Shavlik, M. J. Harms, T. J. Asaki, A. Baylink
The paper identifies chemotaxis to human serum as a mechanism enabling Enterobacteriaceae to invade bloodstream infections, termed 'bacterial vampirism'.
bioRxiv · Jul 7, 2023Microbiology