Modulation of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli survival and virulence in the human gastrointestinal tract

Jubelin, Grégory, Desvaux, Mickaël, Schuller, Stephanie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3260-9112, Etienne-Mesmin, Lucie, Muniesa, Maite and Blanquet-Diot, Stéphanie (2018) Modulation of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli survival and virulence in the human gastrointestinal tract. Microorganisms, 6 (4). ISSN 2076-2607

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Abstract

Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) is a major foodborne pathogen responsible for human diseases ranging from diarrhoea to life-threatening complications. Survival of the pathogen and modulation of virulence gene expression along the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) are key features in bacterial pathogenesis, but remain poorly described, due to a paucity of relevant model systems. This review will provide an overview of the in vitro and in vivo studies investigating the effect of abiotic (e.g., gastric acid, bile, low oxygen concentration or fluid shear) and biotic (e.g., gut microbiota, short chain fatty acids or host hormones) parameters of the human gut on EHEC survival and/or virulence (especially in relation with motility, adhesion and toxin production). Despite their relevance, these studies display important limitations considering the complexity of the human digestive environment. These include the evaluation of only one single digestive parameter at a time, lack of dynamic flux and compartmentalization, and the absence of a complex human gut microbiota. In a last part of the review, we will discuss how dynamic multi-compartmental in vitro models of the human gut represent a novel platform for elucidating spatial and temporal modulation of EHEC survival and virulence along the GIT, and provide new insights into EHEC pathogenesis.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Gastroenterology and Gut Biology Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Metabolic Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2018 09:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:18
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/69157
DOI:	10.3390/microorganisms6040115

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