Campylobacter jejuni BumSR directs a response to butyrate via sensor phosphatase activity to impact transcription and colonization [Microbiology]

Campylobacter jejuni monitors intestinal metabolites produced by the host and microbiota to initiate intestinal colonization of avian and animal hosts for commensalism and infection of humans for diarrheal disease. We previously discovered that C. jejuni has the capacity to spatially discern different intestinal regions by sensing lactate and the short-chain...

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - May 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Kyle N. Goodman, Matthew J. Powers, Alexander A. Crofts, M. Stephen Trent, David R. Hendrixson Tags: Biological Sciences Source Type: research