A hydrogen boost for salmonella

Martina Sassone-Corsi; Manuela Raffatellu

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2013.11.011

A hydrogen boost for salmonella

Cell Host Microbe. 2013 Dec 11;14(6):603-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.11.011.

Authors

Martina Sassone-Corsi¹, Manuela Raffatellu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4028, USA; Institute for Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4028, USA.
² Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4028, USA; Institute for Immunology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4028, USA. Electronic address: manuelar@uci.edu.

PMID: 24331457
DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2013.11.011

Abstract

Although the microbiota protects the host from infection, pathogens are still able to colonize and cause disease. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Maier et al. (2013) provide mechanistic insight into the initial stages of Salmonella growth in the gut, showing that microbiota-derived hydrogen provides an energy boost to Salmonella.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
Hydrogen / metabolism*
Salmonella typhimurium / growth & development*
Salmonella typhimurium / metabolism*

Substances

Hydrogen