Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium Temporally Modulates the Enteric Microbiota and Host Responses to Overcome Colonization Resistance in Swine.

In conclusion, the study findings showed that S. Typhimurium incited temporal and spatial modifications to the swine autochthonous microbiota, and to host defense responses, that were consistent with overcoming colonization resistance to incite salmonellosis in swine.IMPORTANCE Limited information is available on host and enteric microbiota responses incited by Salmonella enterica Typhimurium in swine, and possible mechanisms by which the bacterium overcomes colonization resistance to incite salmonellosis. Temporal characterization of a variety of host metrics in piglets (e.g. physiologic, histopathologic, and immunologic) showed the importance of studying the progression of salmonellosis. A number of host responses integrally associated with disease development were identified. Utilization of next-generation sequence analysis to characterize the enteric microbiota was found to lack sufficient resolution; however, culture-dependent and -independent methods in combination identified taxon- and location-specific changes to bacterial communities in infected piglets. The study identified bacteria and host responses associated with salmonellosis, which will be beneficial in understanding colonization resistance and for the development of effective alternatives to antibiotics to mitigate salmonellosis. PMID: 32859592 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Tags: Appl Environ Microbiol Source Type: research