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ArticlePLoS pathogens2017

Respiration of Microbiota-Derived 1,2-propanediol Drives Salmonella Expansion during Colitis.

Franziska Faber, Parameth Thiennimitr, Luisella Spiga, Mariana X Byndloss, Yael Litvak, Sara Lawhon, Helene L Andrews-Polymenis, Sebastian E Winter, Andreas J Bäumler

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Article in PLoS pathogens, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 125 papers.

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125citing papers in PubMed
6.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

125 citing papers in PubMed, 188 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Franziska FaberDepartment of Medial Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Parameth ThiennimitrDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.ORCID 0000-0002-6339-8744
Luisella SpigaDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
Mariana X ByndlossDepartment of Medial Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
Yael LitvakDepartment of Medial Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0002-0183-2816
Sara LawhonDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0001-9154-8909
Helene L Andrews-PolymenisDepartment of Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunology, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Bryan, TX, United States of America.
Sebastian E WinterDepartment of Microbiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States of America.
Andreas J BäumlerDepartment of Medial Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, United States of America.
University of California, Davis · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · USChiang Mai University · THTexas A&M Health Science Center · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

Microbiota Outgrowth by SalmonellaR01AI096528 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI BAUMLER, ANDREAS J · 2011 to 2025
$6.1M
Central metabolism of Salmonella in the inflamed gutR01AI118807 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI Sebastian E Winter · 2015 to 2026
$5.3M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI096528NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI118807
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Intestinal inflammation caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium increases the availability of electron acceptors that fuel a respiratory growth of the pathogen in the intestinal lumen. Here we show that one of the carbon sources driving this respiratory expansion in the mouse model is 1,2-propanediol, a microbial fermentation product. 1,2-propanediol utilization required intestinal inflammation induced by virulence factors of the pathogen. S. Typhimurium used both aerobic and anaerobic respiration to consume 1,2-propanediol and expand in the murine large intestine. 1,2-propanediol-utilization did not confer a benefit in germ-free mice, but the pdu genes conferred a fitness advantage upon S. Typhimurium in mice mono-associated with Bacteroides fragilis or Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. Collectively, our data suggest that intestinal inflammation enables S. Typhimurium to sidestep nutritional competition by respiring a microbiota-derived fermentation product.

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AnimalsCell RespirationColitisDisease Models, AnimalHost-Pathogen InteractionsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPolymerase Chain ReactionPropylene GlycolSalmonella Infections, AnimalSalmonella typhimuriumVirulence FactorsPropylene GlycolVirulence Factors

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PMID28056091
PMCPMC5215881
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