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ArticleScientific reports2018

Molecular epidemiology and comparative genomics of Campylobacter concisus strains from saliva, faeces and gut mucosal biopsies in inflammatory bowel disease.

Karina Frahm Kirk, Guillaume Méric, Hans Linde Nielsen, Ben Pascoe, Samuel K Sheppard, Ole Thorlacius-Ussing, Henrik Nielsen

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
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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

28 citing papers in PubMed, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Karina Frahm KirkDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark. kfk@rn.dk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7603-8422
Guillaume MéricThe Milner Center for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Bath University, Bath, United Kingdom.
Hans Linde NielsenDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.
Ben PascoeThe Milner Center for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Bath University, Bath, United Kingdom.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6376-5121
Samuel K SheppardThe Milner Center for Evolution, Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Bath University, Bath, United Kingdom.
Ole Thorlacius-UssingDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
Henrik NielsenDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0841-8255
Aalborg University Hospital · DKUniversity of Bath · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council MR/L015080/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Campylobacter concisus is an emerging pathogen associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), yet little is known about the genetic diversity of C. concisus in relation to host niches and disease. We isolated 104 C. concisus isolates from saliva, mucosal biopsies and faecal samples from 41 individuals (26 IBD, 3 Gastroenteritis (GE), 12 Healthy controls (HC)). Whole genomes were sequenced and the dataset pan-genome examined, and genomic information was used for typing using multi-locus-sequence typing (MLST). C. concisus isolates clustered into two main groups/genomospecies (GS) with 71 distinct sequence types (STs) represented. Sampling site (p < 0.001), rather than disease phenotype (p = 1.00) was associated with particular GS. We identified 97 candidate genes associated with increase or decrease in prevalence during the anatomical descent from the oral cavity to mucosal biopsies to faeces. Genes related to cell wall/membrane biogenesis were more common in oral isolates, whereas genes involved in cell transport, metabolism and secretory pathways were more prevalent in enteric isolates. Furthermore, there was no correlation between individual genetic diversity and clinical phenotype. This study confirms the genetic heterogeneity of C. concisus and provides evidence that genomic variation is related to the source of isolation, but not clinical phenotype.

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AdultAgedBiopsyCampylobacterCampylobacter InfectionsFecesFemaleGastroenteritisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeGenetic VariationGenomicsHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Epidemiology

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