title: Cholesterol acquisition by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
abstract: In this issue of Virulence, Ramon-Garcia et al. demonstrate the requirement of a mycobacterial efflux pump during growth on cholesterol. In this editorial I replace the study in the context of nutrient acquisition by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: a MRC Center for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection; Department of Life Sciences; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Imperial College London ; London , UK.
authors.forename: Gerald
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Larrouy-Maumus
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D002784:Cholesterol
keywords: intracellular bacterial pathogen; nutrient; transport