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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2014

Lactobacillus reuteri 100-23 modulates urea hydrolysis in the murine stomach.

Charlotte M Wilson, Diane Loach, Blair Lawley, Tracey Bell, Ian M Sims, Paul W O'Toole, Aldert Zomer, Gerald W Tannock

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Charlotte M WilsonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Diane LoachDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Blair LawleyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Tracey BellThe Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Ian M SimsThe Ferrier Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Paul W O'TooleSchool of Microbiology and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Aldert ZomerSchool of Microbiology and Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre, University College, Cork, Ireland.
Gerald W TannockDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand gerald.tannock@otago.ac.nz.
University of Otago · NZUniversity College Cork · IEVictoria University of Wellington · NZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Comparisons of in vivo (mouse stomach) and in vitro (laboratory culture) transcriptomes of Lactobacillus reuteri strain 100-23 were made by microarray analysis. These comparisons revealed the upregulation of genes associated with acid tolerance, including urease production, in the mouse stomach. Inactivation of the ureC gene reduced the acid tolerance of strain 100-23 in vitro, and the mutant was outcompeted by the wild type in the gut of ex-Lactobacillus-free mice. Urine analysis showed that stable isotope-labeled urea, administered by gavage, was metabolized to a greater extent in Lactobacillus-free mice than animals colonized by strain 100-23. This surprising observation was associated with higher levels of urease activity and fecal-type bacteria in the stomach digesta of Lactobacillus-free mice. Despite the modulation of urea hydrolysis in the stomach, recycling of urea nitrogen in the murine host was not affected since the essential amino acid isoleucine, labeled with a stable isotope, was detected in the livers of both Lactobacillus-free and 100-23-colonized animals. Therefore, our experiments reveal a new and unexpected impact of Lactobacillus colonization on urea hydrolysis in the murine gut.

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TranscriptomeAnimalsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGenomicsHydrolysisLimosilactobacillus reuteriLiverMaleMiceMutationOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisStomachUp-RegulationUreaUreaseUreaUrease

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PMID25063664
PMCPMC4178674
OpenAlexW2069574935

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