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. 2013 Aug 14;14(2):119-20.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.07.016.

Bacterial persistence: finding the "sweet spot"

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Bacterial persistence: finding the "sweet spot"

R Martin Roop 2nd et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Studies described by Eisele et al. (2013) and Xavier et al. (2013) in this issue of Cell Host & Microbe show that the bacterial pathogens Salmonella and Brucella exploit the increased levels of glucose present in alternatively activated macrophages to sustain chronic infections in experimentally infected mice.

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