| A path from predation to mutualism. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20860087 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Luminescent bacteria and nematodes associate in a strategy where the bacteria act as virulent pathogens of insects, used as their food supply, while the nematodes graze on them. Upon reaching high density, the bacteria produce light and metabolites that turn the nematodes into hosts permitting them to be carried over to further nematode preys. In this issue of Molecular Microbiology, Lango and Clarke show that the corresponding shift in lifestyle is triggered by a metabolic switch closely linked to the tricarboxylic acid cycle, but apparently not by the well-known acetate switch that monitors entry of bacteria into the stationary phase of growth. |
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Authors:
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Antoine Danchin |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comment; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Molecular microbiology Volume: 77 ISSN: 1365-2958 ISO Abbreviation: Mol. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-09-21 Completed Date: 2010-12-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8712028 Medline TA: Mol Microbiol Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1346-50 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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AMAbiotics SAS, Genavenir 8, 5 rue Henri Desbruères, 91030 Evry Cedex, France. antoine.danchin@normalesup.org |
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| MeSH Terms | |
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Acetates
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metabolism Animals Bacterial Proteins / genetics Citric Acid Cycle* Luminescence* Malate Dehydrogenase / genetics Nematoda / microbiology* Photorhabdus / enzymology, genetics, growth & development*, pathogenicity Predatory Behavior* Symbiosis* |
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0/Acetates; 0/Bacterial Proteins; EC 1.1.1.37/Malate Dehydrogenase |
| Comments/Corrections | |
Comment On:
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Mol Microbiol. 2010 Sep;77(6):1394-405
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20662779
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