Location, location, location. Salmonella senses ethanolamine to gauge distinct host environments and coordinate gene expression

January 18, 2016

This article comments on work published by Anderson and Kendell (PLoS Pathog, 2015), which demonstrates that Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (Salmonella) exploits ethanolamine signaling to adapt to distinct host environments to precisely coordinate expression of genes encoding metabolism and virulence.