Sugar metabolism by Brucellae

Richard C. Essenberg; Rekha Seshadri; Karen Nelson; Ian Paulsen

doi:10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00212-2

Sugar metabolism by Brucellae

Richard C. Essenberg^*, Rekha Seshadri, Karen Nelson, Ian Paulsen

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Abstract

The metabolic capabilities of the species of Brucella were originally of interest as a means of distinguishing them from each other and from other genera. Certain unusual characteristics, especially erythritol utilization, were studied in the hopes they would shed light on the pathogenicity. With the advent of modern genetic methods and genomic sequencing, it is now possible to get a good idea of the total capabilities of the organism and to do tests to confirm these deductions. Brucella appears to be a fairly normal member of the α-proteobacteria, but with some differences. A few questions remain, such as whether Brucella uses the Entner-Doudoroff pathway. Some of the genes in carbohydrate utilization have been shown to be important in virulence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	249-261
Number of pages	13
Journal	Veterinary Microbiology
Volume	90
Issue number	1-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-1135(02)00212-2
Publication status	Published - 20 Dec 2002
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Brucella
Erythritol
Glucose
Metabolism
Sugars

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Sugar metabolism by Brucellae

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