The pH-dependent Metabolic Switch of the Cholera Pathogen <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> (IMAGE)

Umea University

The pH-dependent Metabolic Switch of the Cholera Pathogen <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>

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The pH-dependent metabolic switch of the cholera pathogen Vibrio cholerae: During anaerobic conditions the bacteria arrest growth an preserve their viability. Under higher pH-conditions in the lower small intestine, the pathogen activiate its nitrate/nitrite metabolism and proliferation which enables the organism to massively colonize the host and cause cholera disease. (Illustration: Cavalab, MIMS, Umeå University)

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Cavalab, Umeå University

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