......."The mechanism that makes the pregnant uterus attractive to brucellae, especially to B. melitensis, is still undefined........ A clue to this mystery might have been recently deciphered by Barbier et al., who assigned a crucial role to the host polyol pathway enzyme aldose reductase, which catalyzes the synthesis of several alternative carbon (C) sources (including erythritol) for Brucella availability." ......
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