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The CpxAR signaling system confers a fitness advantage for flea gut colonization by the plague bacillus.

Brandon RobinAmélie DewitteVéronique AlaimoCecile LecoeurFrançois PierreGabriel BillonFlorent SebbaneSébastien Bontemps-Gallo
Published in: Journal of bacteriology (2024)
uses the CpxAR phosphorelay system to sense and respond to the copper present in the flea gut, thereby optimizing the flea gut colonization. In other words, the system is essential for bacterial fitness in the flea.
Keyphrases
  • body composition
  • physical activity