title: Effect of host lactate on gonococci and meningococci: new concepts on the role of metabolites in pathogenicity.
authors.affiliation: The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom. hsmithcbefrsbham@btopenworld.com
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Christoph M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Rachel M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Exley
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D009344:Neisseria gonorrhoeae / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity*
chemical_list: D019344:Lactic Acid