Bacterial catabolism of galactose can occur via the tagatose pathway and/or the Leloir pathway. Here, the authors show that galactose utilization potentiates virulence of the pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae, and the two pathways are induced by different environmental and chemical factors.
- Banaz O. Kareem
- Ozcan Gazioglu
- Hasan Yesilkaya
