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Isolation and Identification of ATP-Secreting Bacteria from Mice and Humans

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: In a recent report, ATP, which was possibly secreted by some intestinal bacteria, was shown to cause colitis in mice via Th17 cell differentiation. However, the ATP-secreting bacteria have not been isolated and identified. In the present study, we report that Enterococcus gallinarum, which is a vancomycin-resistant Gram-positive coccus isolated from mice and humans, secretes ATP.

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01941-09

Authors: Tadayuki Iwase, Hitomi Shinji, Akiko Tajima, Fumiya Sato, Taku Tamura, Takeo Iwamoto, Minoru Yoneda, Yoshimitsu Mizunoe

Institutions: Jikei University School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, The Jikei University Hospital

Language: English

Topic: Gut microbiota and health

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: Jikei University School of Medicine