Niche-specific contribution of the branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis protein IlvD in Streptococcus pneumoniae infection
Sumit Kumar, Angharad E. Green, Leonie Johanna Lorenz…·Daniel R. Neill
This study identifies mutations in ilvD, encoding a BCAA biosynthesis protein, as beneficial for pneumococcal survival in blood but detrimental for nasopharyngeal colonization.