Differential effects of short-chain fatty acids and iron on expression of iha in Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli

• Published in: Microbiology (Society for General Microbiology) Vol. 155; no. 11; pp. 3554 - 3563
• Main Authors: Herold, Sylvia, Paton, James C, Srimanote, Potjanee, Paton, Adrienne W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.11.2009; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Bacterial Adhesion; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins - metabolism; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Colon - microbiology; Culture Media; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Escherichia coli; Escherichia coli Proteins - genetics; Escherichia coli Proteins - metabolism; Fatty Acids, Volatile - metabolism; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Ileum - microbiology; Iron - metabolism; Microbiology; Mutagenesis; Pathogenicity, virulence, toxins, bacteriocins, pyrogens, host-bacteria relations, miscellaneous strains; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - genetics; Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli - metabolism; Short chain; Escherichia coli; Bacteria; Lipids; Iron; Fatty acids; Shiga like toxin; Enterobacteriaceae

Research Centre for Infectious Diseases, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005, Australia Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) colonizing the bowel are exposed to a variety of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), including acetate, propionate and bu...