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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.7554/eLife.42693
Lizenz creative commons licence
Titel (primär) Extensive transmission of microbes along the gastrointestinal tract
Autor Schmidt, T.S.B.; Hayward, M.R.; Coelho, L.P.; Li, S.S.; Costea, P.I.; Voigt, A.Y.; Wirbel, J.; Maistrenko, O.M.; Alves, R.J.C.; Bergsten, E.; de Beaufort, C.; Sobhani, I.; Heintz-Buschart, A.; Sunagawa, S.; Zeller, G.; Wilmes, P.; Bork, P.
Quelle eLife
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
Department BOOEK
Band/Volume 8
Seite von e42693
Sprache englisch
Abstract The gastrointestinal tract is abundantly colonized by microbes, yet the translocation of oral species to the intestine is considered a rare aberrant event, and a hallmark of disease. By studying salivary and fecal microbial strain populations of 310 species in 470 individuals from five countries, we found that transmission to, and subsequent colonization of, the large intestine by oral microbes is common and extensive among healthy individuals. We found evidence for a vast majority of oral species to be transferable, with increased levels of transmission in colorectal cancer and rheumatoid arthritis patients and, more generally, for species described as opportunistic pathogens. This establishes the oral cavity as an endogenous reservoir for gut microbial strains, and oral-fecal transmission as an important process that shapes the gastrointestinal microbiome in health and disease.
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Schmidt, T.S.B., Hayward, M.R., Coelho, L.P., Li, S.S., Costea, P.I., Voigt, A.Y., Wirbel, J., Maistrenko, O.M., Alves, R.J.C., Bergsten, E., de Beaufort, C., Sobhani, I., Heintz-Buschart, A., Sunagawa, S., Zeller, G., Wilmes, P., Bork, P. (2019):
Extensive transmission of microbes along the gastrointestinal tract
eLife 8 , e42693 10.7554/eLife.42693