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Curtis Cottam

Newcastle UniversityORCID 0000-0002-7585-8162Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:C. elegans· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metabolomics· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Convergent evolution of distinct D-ribulose utilisation pathways in attaching and effacing pathogens

Curtis Cottam, Kieran Bowran, Rhys T. White, Arnaud Baslé, Inokentijs Josts, James P. R. Connolly

The paper identifies convergent evolution of D-ribulose utilisation pathways in attaching and effacing pathogens, showing how EHEC and Citrobacter rodentium exploit this nutrient for gut colonization.

Nature Communications · Jul 29, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology