Many pathogenic bacteria use proteinaceous ethanolamine-utilization microcompartments (Eut BMCs) to facilitate the catabolism of ethanolamine, an abundant nutrient in the mammalian gut. The ability to metabolize ethanolamine gives pathogens a competitive edge over commensal microbiota which can driv...
ORGANISM(S): Salmonella typhimurium (strain LT2 / SGSC1412 / ATCC 700720) Bacteria
