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ArticlePloS one2017

Human norovirus binding to select bacteria representative of the human gut microbiota.

Erin A Almand, Matthew D Moore, Janie Outlaw, Lee-Ann Jaykus

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 116 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erin A AlmandDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America.
Matthew D MooreDepartment of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5393-0733
Janie OutlawDepartment of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America.
Lee-Ann JaykusDepartment of Plant and Microbial Biology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States of America.
North Carolina State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent reports describe the ability of select bacterial strains to bind human norovirus, although the specificity of such interactions is unknown. The purpose of this work was to determine if a select group of bacterial species representative of human gut microbiota bind to human norovirus, and if so, to characterize the intensity and location of that binding. The bacteria screened included naturally occurring strains isolated from human stool (Klebsiella spp., Citrobacter spp., Bacillus spp., Enterococcus faecium and Hafnia alvei) and select reference strains (Staphylococcus aureus and Enterobacter cloacae). Binding in PBS was evaluated to three human norovirus strains (GII.4 New Orleans 2009 and Sydney 2012, GI.6) and two surrogate viruses (Tulane virus and Turnip Crinkle Virus (TCV)) using a suspension assay format linked to RT-qPCR for quantification. The impact of different overnight culture media prior to washing on binding efficiency in PBS was also evaluated, and binding was visualized using transmission electron microscopy. All bacteria tested bound the representative human norovirus strains with high efficiency (<1 log10 of input virus remained unbound or <10% unbound and >90% binding efficiency) (p>0.05); there was selective binding for Tulane virus and no binding observed for TCV. Binding efficiency was highest when bacteria were cultured in minimal media (<1 log10 of input virus remained unbound, so >90% bound), but notably decreased when cultured in enriched media (1-3 log10 unbound or 0.01 -<90% bound)) (p<0.05). The norovirus-bacteria binding occurred around the outer cell surfaces and pili structures, without apparent localization. The findings reported here further elucidate and inform the dynamics between human noroviruses and enteric bacteria with implications for norovirus pathogenesis.

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Microbial InteractionsBacillusCitrobacterCulture MediaEnterobacter cloacaeEnterococcus faeciumFecesFimbriae, BacterialGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHafnia alveiHumansKlebsiellaNorovirusStaphylococcus aureusCulture Media

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PMID28257478
PMCPMC5336261
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