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ArticleScientific reports2023

Bacillus velezensis DSM 33864 reduces Clostridioides difficile colonization without disturbing commensal gut microbiota composition.

Ida Søgaard Larsen, Megan Chenaux, Fergus W J Collins, Ana Mandic, Lea B S Hansen, Caroline A S Lauridsen, Rune F Haller, Signe Elvig-Jørgensen, Ed Horwell, Jeanett Christiansen and 5 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Ida Søgaard LarsenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Megan ChenauxNovozymes Inc, Davis, CA, USA.
Fergus W J CollinsPrecisionsBiotics Group, Cork, Ireland.
Ana MandicNovozymes GmbH, Berlin, Germany.
Lea B S HansenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Caroline A S LauridsenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Rune F HallerNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Signe Elvig-JørgensenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Ed HorwellBioscience Innovation Centre, Sporegen Ltd., 2 Royal College Street, London, NW1 0NH, UK.
Jeanett ChristiansenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Ana SilvaNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Maria J G T VehreschildDepartment of Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Frankfurt, Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Simon M CuttingBioscience Innovation Centre, Sporegen Ltd., 2 Royal College Street, London, NW1 0NH, UK.
Michael Roggenbuck-WedemeyerNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark.
Nanna Ny KristensenNovozymes A/S, Bagsværd, Denmark. NNNK@novozymes.com.
Novozymes (Denmark) · DKGoethe University Frankfurt · DENovozymes (United States) · USRoyal Holloway University of London · GBRoyal Victoria Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Up to 25% of the US population harbor Clostridioides difficile in the gut. Following antibiotic disruption of the gut microbiota, C. difficile can act as an opportunistic pathogen and induce potentially lethal infections. Consequently, reducing the colonization of C. difficile in at-risk populations is warranted, prompting us to identify and characterize a probiotic candidate specifically targeting C. difficile colonization. We identified Bacillus velezensis DSM 33864 as a promising strain to reduce C. difficile levels in vitro. We further investigated the effects of B. velezensis DSM 33864 in an assay including human fecal medium and in healthy or clindamycin-treated mouse models of C. difficile colonization. The addition of B. velezensis DSM 33864 to human fecal samples was shown to reduce the colonization of C. difficile in vitro. This was supported in vivo where orally administered B. velezensis DSM 33864 spores reduced C. difficile levels in clindamycin-treated mice. The commensal microbiota composition or post-antibiotic reconstitution was not impacted by B. velezensis DSM 33864 in human fecal samples, short-, or long-term administration in mice. In conclusion, oral administration of B. velezensis DSM 33864 specifically reduced C. difficile colonization in vitro and in vivo without adversely impacting the commensal gut microbiota composition.

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Clostridioides difficileGastrointestinal MicrobiomeAnimalsAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacillusClindamycinClostridioidesHumansMiceAnti-Bacterial AgentsClindamycin

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PMID37696924
PMCPMC10495459
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