Intestinal inflammation and the related gut microbiome dysbiosis are becoming prevalent worldwide. Overgrowth of Enterobacteriaceae exacerbates intestinal inflammation and gut microbiome dysbiosis. Enterobacteriaceae secrets siderophore to acquire iron and survive in the iron-limited gut. Therefo...
Pathogenic bacteria's metabolic adaptation for survival and proliferation within hosts is a crucial aspect of bacterial pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that citrate, the first intermediate of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle, plays a key role as a regulator of gene expression in Staphylococc...
Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) causes antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Susceptibility to C. difficile infection (CDI) is largely affected by the gut microbiota, which in turn is influenced by diet. However, the mechanism underlying the interplay between diet and the gut mic...
Based on a unique pathogen iron interplay mechanism, this work establishes a new therapeutic paradigm targeting iron homeostasis at the host-pathogen interface via sequential metabolic priming, offering a broadly applicable strategy to reprogram resource asymmetry and combat fungal infection.