The Gfr uptake system provides a context-dependent fitness advantage to Salmonella Typhimurium SL1344 during the initial gut colonization phase
Lea Fuchs, Cora Lisbeth Dieterich, Elena Melgarejo Ros, Philipp Keller, Anna Sintsova, Leanid Laganenka, Thomas A. Scott, Christopher Schubert, Shinichi Sunagawa, Julia A. Vorholt, Jörn Piel, Wolf‐Dietrich Hardt, Bidong D. Nguyen
The paper shows that the gfr operon in Salmonella Typhimurium provides a fitness advantage during gut colonization by utilizing dietary Amadori compounds like fructoselysine.
Molecular Microbiology · Oct 13, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology