Respiration of Microbiota-Derived 1,2-propanediol Drives Salmonella Expansion during Colitis

• Main Authors: Franziska Faber, Parameth Thiennimitr, Luisella Spiga, Mariana X. Byndloss, Yael Litvak, Sara Lawhon, Helene L. Andrews-Polymenis, Sebastian E. Winter, Andreas J. Bäumler
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85011005490&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/56849
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017 Faber et al. Intestinal inflammation caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium increases the availability of electron acceptors that fuel a respiratory growth of the pathogen in the intestinal lumen. Here we show that one of the carbon sources driving this respiratory expansion in the...