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ArticleNature communications2025

Klebsiella oxytoca facilitates microbiome recovery via antibiotic degradation and restores colonization resistance in a diet-dependent manner.

Éva D H Almási, Lea Eisenhard, Lisa Osbelt, Till Robin Lesker, Anna C Vetter, Nele Knischewski, Agata Anna Bielecka, Achim Gronow, Uthayakumar Muthukumarasamy, Marie Wende and 4 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Éva D H AlmásiDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5042-5478
Lea Eisenhard *Department of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Lisa Osbelt *Department of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4862-650X
Till Robin LeskerDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Anna C VetterDepartment of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-2447
Nele KnischewskiDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Agata Anna BieleckaDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Achim GronowDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Uthayakumar MuthukumarasamyDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Marie WendeDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Caroline TawkDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.
Meina Neumann-SchaalBacterial Metabolomics, Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures, Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1641-019X
Mark BrönstrupDepartment of Chemical Biology, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8971-7045
Till StrowigDepartment of Microbial Immune Regulation, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), Braunschweig, Germany. till.strowig@helmholtz-hzi.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0185-1459

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) 01KI213Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) 390874280Deutsches Zentrum für Infektionsforschung (German Center for Infection Research) 06.826Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance (Joint Programming Initiative for Antimicrobial Resistance) 01KI1824
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Competition among bacteria for carbohydrates is pivotal for colonization resistance (CR). However, the impact of Western-style diets on CR remains unclear. Here we show how the competition between Klebsiella oxytoca and Klebsiella pneumoniae is modulated by consuming one of three Western-style diets characterized by high-starch, high-sucrose, or high-fat/high-sucrose content. In vivo competition experiments in ampicillin-treated mice reveal that K. oxytoca promotes K. pneumoniae decolonization on all dietary backgrounds. However, mice on the high-fat/high-sucrose diet show reduced pathogen clearance. Microbiome analysis reveals that the combination of Western-style diets and ampicillin treatment synergize in microbiome impairment, particularly noticeable in the presence of high dietary fat content. The diet-independent degradation of ampicillin in the gut lumen by K. oxytoca beta-lactamases facilitates rapid commensal outgrowth, which is required for subsequent pathogen clearance. Our findings provide insights into how diet modulates functional microbiome recovery and K. oxytoca-mediated pathogen elimination from the gut.

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AmpicillinAnti-Bacterial AgentsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeKlebsiella InfectionsKlebsiella oxytocaKlebsiella pneumoniaeMice, Inbred C57BLAnimalsbeta-LactamasesDiet, High-FatDiet, WesternFemaleMaleMiceAmpicillinAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-Lactamases

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PMID39789003
PMCPMC11717976

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