Intraspecies competition reveals branched-chain amino acid homeostasis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in uropathogenic E. coli.

George I, Vanitshavit V, Hejtmancik T, Kalairaj MS, Zarmakoupis I, Singh A, Zimmern PE, Ware TH, Subashchandrabose S

DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02150-26
Published: 2026 Nov 10
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@article{allodium:10.1128/mbio.02150-26,
  title = {Intraspecies competition reveals branched-chain amino acid homeostasis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in uropathogenic E. coli.},
  author = {George I and Vanitshavit V and Hejtmancik T and Kalairaj MS and Zarmakoupis I and Singh A and Zimmern PE and Ware TH and Subashchandrabose S},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {mBio},
  doi = {10.1128/mbio.02150-26},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02150-26}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Intraspecies competition reveals branched-chain amino acid homeostasis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in uropathogenic E. coli.
AU  - George I
AU  - Vanitshavit V
AU  - Hejtmancik T
AU  - Kalairaj MS
AU  - Zarmakoupis I
AU  - Singh A
AU  - Zimmern PE
AU  - Ware TH
AU  - Subashchandrabose S
PY  - 2026
JO  - mBio
DO  - 10.1128/mbio.02150-26
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I, G., V, V., T, H., MS, K., I, Z., A, S., PE, Z., TH, W., & S, S. (2026). Intraspecies competition reveals branched-chain amino acid homeostasis as a targetable metabolic vulnerability in uropathogenic E. coli.. mBio. https://doi.org/10.1128/mbio.02150-26

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