Adaptation by Ancient Horizontal Acquisition of Butyrate Metabolism Genes in Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

Autor: Ahmed M. Moustafa, Senthil Kumar Velusamy, Lidiya Denu, Apurva Narechania, Daniel H. Fine, Paul J. Planet
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: mBio, Vol 12, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2150-7511
DOI: 10.1128/mBio.03581-20
Popis: There has been considerable interest in the impact of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) on inflammatory effects related to the microbiome. Here, we present evidence that SCFAs may also be important in disease by providing an energy source or disease-associated cue for colonizing pathogens.
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