Propionic acid promotes the virulent phenotype of Crohn's Disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli

Michael J. Ormsby, Síle A. Johnson, Nuria Carpena, Lynsey M. Meikle, Robert J. Goldstone, Anne McIntosh, Hannah M. Wessel, Heather E. Hulme, Ceilidh C. McConnachie, James P. R. Connolly, Andrew J. Roe, Conor Hasson, Joseph Boyd, Eamonn Fitzgerald, Konstantinos Gerasimidis, Douglas Morrison, Georgina L. Hold, Richard Hansen, Daniel Walker, David G. E. SmithDaniel M. Wall (Lead / Corresponding author)

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    Abstract

    The short chain fatty acid propionic acid is a bacterium-derived human intestinal antimicrobial and immune modulator used widely in Western food production and agriculture. Here, Ormsby et al. demonstrate that exposure to propionic acid induces virulence-associated phenotypic changes in Crohn's disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC).

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)2297-2305.e5
    Number of pages15
    JournalCell Reports
    Volume30
    Issue number7
    Early online date18 Feb 2020
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18 Feb 2020

    Keywords

    • adherent-invasive E. coli
    • Crohn's disease
    • propionic acid
    • short chain fatty acid

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology

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