Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE25474: Comparison of the expression profiles of 630E strain after 4h and 10h of growth GSE25475: Comparison of the expression profiles of 630E strain and a sigH mutant after 10h of growth This study is based on two microarray datasets, in one hand a phase transition comparison using the expression profiles of 630E strain after 4h and 10h of growth. In other hand a comparison at 10h of growth between a mutant of the sigH gene and the WT strains. This experimental procedure was designed to investigate the effect of sigH in the growth phase transition of Clostridium difficile. Refer to individual Series
Project description:This study is based on two microarray datasets, in one hand a phase transition comparison using the expression profiles of 630E strain after 4h and 10h of growth. In other hand a comparison at 10h of growth between a mutant of the sigH gene and the WT strains. This experimental procedure was designed to investigate the effect of sigH in the growth phase transition of Clostridium difficile. This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.
Project description:This SuperSeries is composed of the following subset Series: GSE35070: Comparison of the expression profiles of 630E JIR8094 strain and a ccpA mutant after 10h of growth in TY with 0.5% glucose. GSE35071: Comparison of the expression profiles of 630E JIR8094 strain and a ccpA mutant after 10h of growth in TY. GSE35072: Clostridium difficile CD630E JIR8094: growth 10h with 0.5% glucose in TY vs growth 10h in TY GSE35073: Clostridium difficile mutant ccpA CD630E JIR8094: growth 10h with 0.5% glucose in TY vs growth 10h in TY Refer to individual Series
Project description:We illustrate how metabolically distinct species of Clostridia can protect against or worsen Clostridioides difficile infection, modulating the pathogen's colonization, growth, and virulence to impact host survival. Gnotobiotic mice colonized with the amino acid fermenter Paraclostridium bifermentans survived infection while mice colonized with the butyrate-producer, Clostridium sardiniense, more rapidly succumbed. Systematic in vivo analyses revealed how each commensal altered the gut nutrient environment, modulating the pathogen's metabolism, regulatory networks, and toxin production. Oral administration of P. bifermentans rescued conventional mice from lethal C. difficile infection via mechanisms identified in specifically colonized mice. Our findings lay the foundation for mechanistically informed therapies to counter C. difficile disease using systems biologic approaches to define host-commensal-pathogen interactions in vivo.
