{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Clare C"],"funding":["UKRI | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council","UKRI | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)","European Research Council","UKRI | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council","Wellcome Trust","Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council"],"pagination":["e0026924"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7617246"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["206(12)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembled protein structures often utilized by bacteria as a modular metabolic unit, enabling the catalysis and utilization of less common carbon and nitrogen sources within a self-contained compartment. The <i>ethanolamine (EA) utilization (eut)</i> BMC has been widely demonstrated in enteropathogens, such as <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, and current research is exploring its activity in the commensal species that populate the human gut. <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917 (EcN) is a strong colonizer and probiotic in gut microbial communities and has been used extensively for microbiome engineering. In this study, the utilization of ethanolamine as a sole carbon source and the formation of the <i>eut</i> BMC in EcN were demonstrated through growth"],"journal":["Journal of bacteriology"],"pubmed_title":["Bacterial microcompartment utilization in the human commensal <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917."],"pmcid":["PMC7617246"],"funding_grant_id":["770835","209409","EP/R013756/1","209409/Z/17/Z","BB/T008709/1","EP/W004674/1"],"pubmed_authors":["Rutter JW","Frank S","Barnes CP","Clare C","Fedorec AJH"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Bacterial microcompartment utilization in the human commensal <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917.","description":"Bacterial microcompartments (BMCs) are self-assembled protein structures often utilized by bacteria as a modular metabolic unit, enabling the catalysis and utilization of less common carbon and nitrogen sources within a self-contained compartment. The <i>ethanolamine (EA) utilization (eut)</i> BMC has been widely demonstrated in enteropathogens, such as <i>Salmonella enterica</i>, and current research is exploring its activity in the commensal species that populate the human gut. <i>Escherichia coli</i> Nissle 1917 (EcN) is a strong colonizer and probiotic in gut microbial communities and has been used extensively for microbiome engineering. In this study, the utilization of ethanolamine as a sole carbon source and the formation of the <i>eut</i> BMC in EcN were demonstrated through growth","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Dec","modification":"2026-07-15T21:56:00.655Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:36:26.603Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC7617246","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39636254"],"doi":["10.1128/jb.00269-24"]}}