How bacteria exploit human cell metabolism to sharpen infections and potentially evade treatment

A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance in infection and inflammation" has discovered a new mechanism by which bacterial pathogens adjust their activity to the metabolism of infected host cells.

Bacteria tailor their attack to the metabolic state of the host cells and are thus able to specifically regulate their pathogenic effects. ...