Molecular characterization of a carbon dioxide-dependent Escherichia coli small-colony variant isolated from blood cultures.

In conclusion, these data confirm that impaired carbonic anhydrase function can cause a carbon dioxide-dependent SCV phenotype in E. coli SH4888 and provides a fitness advantage in terms of infection.
PMID: 32654769 [PubMed - in process]

Source: International Journal of Medical Microbiology - June 30, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Matsumoto T, Hashimoto M, Teng CH, Hsu PC, Ota Y, Takamizawa M, Kato R, Negishi T Tags: Int J Med Microbiol Source Type: research