Propionic Acid Promotes the Virulent Phenotype of Crohn’s Disease-Associated Adherent-Invasive Escherichia coli

Summary: Propionic acid (PA) is a bacterium-derived intestinal antimicrobial and immune modulator used widely in food production and agriculture. Passage of Crohn’s disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) through a murine model, in which intestinal PA levels are increased to mim...

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Main Authors: 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. Smith, Daniel M. Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124720301030