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

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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Auteurs principaux: Ahmed M. Moustafa, Senthil Kumar Velusamy, Lidiya Denu, Apurva Narechania, Daniel H. Fine, Paul J. Planet
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2021
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/7c0785d510704f78ac1983772f40e3cb
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