<italic toggle="yes">Fusobacterium nucleatum</italic> Secretes Outer Membrane Vesicles and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation

<italic toggle="yes">Fusobacterium nucleatum</italic> Secretes Outer Membrane Vesicles and Promotes Intestinal Inflammation

ABSTRACT Multiple studies have implicated microbes in the development of inflammation, but the mechanisms remain unknown. Bacteria in the genus Fusobacterium have been identified in the intestinal mucosa of patients with digestive diseases; thus, we hypothesized that Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes...

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Main Authors: Melinda A. Engevik, Heather A. Danhof, Wenly Ruan, Amy C. Engevik, Alexandra L. Chang-Graham, Kristen A. Engevik, Zhongcheng Shi, Yanling Zhao, Colleen K. Brand, Evan S. Krystofiak, Susan Venable, Xinli Liu, Kendal D. Hirschi, Joseph M. Hyser, Jennifer K. Spinler, Robert A. Britton, James Versalovic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-04-01
Series:mBio
Subjects:
Fusobacterium nucleatum
enteroids
organoids
inflammation
outer membrane vesicles
TLR4
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02706-20

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.02706-20

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