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Metabolism from the magic angle

Nature Chemical Biology volume 19, pages 538–539 (2023)Cite this article

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Anaerobes have developed unique metabolic pathways and strategies, some of which are still not well understood. Now, a study that integrates spectroscopy with dynamic metabolic modeling reveals the metabolism of the anaerobic pathogen Clostridioides difficile.

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Fig. 1: Integrated approach of in vitro and in silico experiments to identify metabolic strategies in C. difficile.

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