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ArticleThe ISME journal2014

The social structure of microbial community involved in colonization resistance.

Xuesong He, Jeffrey S McLean, Lihong Guo, Renate Lux, Wenyuan Shi

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Article in The ISME journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 55 papers.

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55citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xuesong HeUCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jeffrey S McLeanThe J Craig Venter Institute, San Diego, CA, USA.
Lihong GuoUCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Renate LuxUCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Wenyuan ShiUCLA School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, CA, USA. wenyuan@ucla.edu.
J. Craig Venter Institute · US

Funding

Making a quantum leap in plaque research with modern sciencesR01DE020102 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI HE, XUESONG, MCLEAN, JEFFREY SCOTT · 2010 to 2020
$3.7M
Molecular analysis of F. nucleatum interspecies interactions in biofilmsR01DE021108 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LUX, RENATE, SHI, WENYUAN · 2011 to 2015
$2.0M
NIDCR NIH HHS DE020102NIDCR NIH HHS DE021108NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE020102NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE021108
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is well established that host-associated microbial communities can interfere with the colonization and establishment of microbes of foreign origins, a phenomenon often referred to as bacterial interference or colonization resistance. However, due to the complexity of the indigenous microbiota, it has been extremely difficult to elucidate the community colonization resistance mechanisms and identify the bacterial species involved. In a recent study, we have established an in vitro mice oral microbial community (O-mix) and demonstrated its colonization resistance against an Escherichia coli strain of mice gut origin. In this study, we further analyzed the community structure of the O-mix by using a dilution/regrowth approach and identified the bacterial species involved in colonization resistance against E. coli. Our results revealed that, within the O-mix there were three different types of bacterial species forming unique social structure. They act as 'Sensor', 'Mediator' and 'Killer', respectively, and have coordinated roles in initiating the antagonistic action and preventing the integration of E. coli. The functional role of each identified bacterial species was further confirmed by E. coli-specific responsiveness of the synthetic communities composed of different combination of the identified players. The study reveals for the first time the sophisticated structural and functional organization of a colonization resistance pathway within a microbial community. Furthermore, our results emphasize the importance of 'Facilitation' or positive interactions in the development of community-level functions, such as colonization resistance.

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AntibiosisAnimalsEscherichia coliHydrogen PeroxideMiceMouthStaphylococcusStreptococcusHydrogen Peroxide

Identifiers

PMID24088624
PMCPMC3930314
OpenAlexW2014107252

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