Rachel L. Darnell

Defining the role of aerobic respiration in the metabolism and bioenergetics of Enterococcus faecalis

Enterococcus faecalis is an opportunistic pathogen and facultative anaerobe that primarily relies on fermentative metabolism to colonize a wide range of aerobic and anaerobic environments. In the presence of exogenous heme, E. faecalis can assemble a minimal electron transport chain consisting of membrane-associated pr...