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Streptococcus Pneumoniae Is the Primary Cause of Community-Acquired Pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is the primary cause of community-acquired pneumonia.In blood plasma, the transcription of the phosphofructokinase-1 gene in S.pneumoniae is reduced to 20% of baseline.If glycolysis is similar in S.pneumoniae and Homo sapiens, what is most likely to result from reduced transcription of the phosphofructokinase-1 gene in the bacteria?


A) Glucose utilization increases.
B) Glucose production from lactate is reduced.
C) The rate of lactate formation increases.
D) The amount of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate increases.
E) The amount of fructose-6-phosphate increases.

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