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Diversity and Adaptations of Escherichia coli Strains: Exploring the Intestinal Community in Crohn's Disease Patients and Healthy Individuals.

ABSTRACT: Crohn's disease (CD) is characterized by a chronic, progressive inflammation across the gastrointestinal tract with a series of exacerbations and remissions. A significant factor in the CD pathogenesis is an imbalance in gut microbiota composition, particularly the prevalence of Escherichia coli. In the present study, the genomes of sixty-three E. coli strains from the gut of patients with CD and healthy subjects were sequenced. In addition, eighteen E. coli-like metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) were reconstructed from the shotgun-metagenome sequencing data of fecal samples. The comparative analysis revealed the similarity of E. coli genomes regardless of the origin of the strain. The strains exhibited similar genetic patterns of virulence, antibiotic resistance, and bacteriocin-producing systems. The study showed antagonistic activity of E. coli strains and the metabolic features needed for their successful competition in the human gut environment. These observations suggest complex bacterial interactions within the gut which may affect the host and cause intestinal damage.

SUBMITTER: Siniagina MN

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8232093 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Diversity and Adaptations of Escherichia coli Strains: Exploring the Intestinal Community in Crohn's Disease Patients and Healthy Individuals.

Siniagina Maria N MN Markelova Maria I MI Boulygina Eugenia A EA Laikov Alexander V AV Khusnutdinova Dilyara R DR Abdulkhakov Sayar R SR Danilova Natalia A NA Odintsova Alfiya H AH Abdulkhakov Rustam A RA Grigoryeva Tatyana V TV

Microorganisms 20210615 6

Crohn's disease (CD) is characterized by a chronic, progressive inflammation across the gastrointestinal tract with a series of exacerbations and remissions. A significant factor in the CD pathogenesis is an imbalance in gut microbiota composition, particularly the prevalence of Escherichia coli. In the present study, the genomes of sixty-three E. coli strains from the gut of patients with CD and healthy subjects were sequenced. In addition, eighteen E. coli-like metagenome- ...[more]

PMID: 34203637

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Diversity and Adaptations of Escherichia coli Strains: Exploring the Intestinal Community in Crohn's Disease Patients and Healthy Individuals.

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Diversity and Adaptations of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains: Exploring the Intestinal Community in Crohn's Disease Patients and Healthy Individuals.

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