Microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids modulate expression of Campylobacter jejuni determinants required for commensalism and virulence

mBio

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Luethy, Paul M ^a,c   Huynh, Steven ^b   Ribardo, Deborah A ^a   Winter, Sebastian E ^a   Parker, Craig T ^b   Hendrixson, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Campylobacter jejuni; Commensalism; Intestinal colonization; Short chain fatty acids; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACETYL COENZYME A; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACETOGENESIS; AMINO ACID TRANSPORT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANSA GENE; ARTICLE; ASPA GENE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIRD; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CECUM; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHICK; COMMENSALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DCUA GENE; DCUB GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GGT GENE; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LARGE INTESTINE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PEB1A GENE; PEB1B GENE; PEB1C GENE; PEB3 GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RRC GENE; SDAA GENE; SDAC GENE; SMALL INTESTINE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INTESTINE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS; VIRULENCE;

ACETATES; ACETYL COENZYME A; ANIMALS; BUTYRATES; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CHICKENS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; INTESTINES; LACTATES; SYMBIOSIS; VIRULENCE;

EID: 85022323300     PISSN: 21612129     EISSN: 21507511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00407-17     Document Type: Article

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