Microbial Primer: Bacterial energy metabolism

Qonita Afinanisa; Alexander Brooks; Iremide Sanyaolu; Ashwathi Valiyaparambil; Tim W. Overton

doi:10.1099/mic.0.001694

Microbial Primer: Bacterial energy metabolism

Qonita Afinanisa
, Alexander Brooks
, Iremide Sanyaolu
, Ashwathi Valiyaparambil
, Tim W. Overton^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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All cells need energy to perform their functions. This primer introduces energy metabolism in bacteria, with a focus on key pathways and examples from model organisms, while acknowledging that bacterial diversity means that species such as Escherichia coli are not always ‘typical’ in terms of energy metabolism. It finishes by looking at how metabolism underpins important bacterial behaviours.

Original language	English
Article number	001694
Number of pages	6
Journal	Microbiology
Volume	172
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001694
Publication status	Published - 20 Apr 2026

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