Table 1 Functional roles of glycogen metabolic pathway in bacteria

Bacillus subtilis

Sporulation

[9]

Corynebacterium glutamicum

Synthesis of trehalose, which is involved in cell wall synthesis and osmoprotection

[10],[11],[16]

Escherichia coli

Intestinal colonization in mice

[15]

Mycobacterium smegmatis

Carbon capacitor for glycolysis

[12]

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Capsular glucan synthesis and persistence in mice

[14]

Propionibacterium freudenreichii

Long term survival and activity under low temperatures

[17]

Salmonella enteritidis

Biofilm formation and virulence

[18]

Streptococcus mutans

Persistence in oral cavity and formation of dental caries

[13],[19],[20]

Synechococcus elongatus

Tolerance to salt and oxidative stress

[21]

Vibrio cholerae

Environmental persistence and host transmission

[22]