Propionic acid promotes the virulent phenotype of Crohns disease-associated adherent-invasive Escherichia coli
M. J. Ormsby, S. A. Johnson, L. M. Meikle, R. J. Goldstone, A. McIntosh, H. M. Wessel, H. E. Hulme, C. C. McConnachie, J. P. Connolly, A. J. Roe, C. Hasson, J. Boyd, E. Fitzgerald, K. Gerasimidis, D. Morrison, , D. M. Wall
This study shows that propionic acid exposure increases virulence in adherent-invasive Escherichia coli, leading to higher persistence in mice and altered gene expression.
bioRxiv · Dec 20, 2018Microbiology