TY - JOUR
T1 - Cell surface-associated aggregation-promoting factor from Lactobacillus gasseriSBT2055 facilitates host colonization and competitive exclusion of Campylobacter jejuni
AU - Nishiyama, Keita
AU - Nakazato, Akiko
AU - Ueno, Shintaro
AU - Seto, Yasuyuki
AU - Kakuda, Tsutomu
AU - Takai, Shinji
AU - Yamamoto, Yuji
AU - Mukai, Takao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2015/11
Y1 - 2015/11
N2 - Campylobacter jejuni, one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis worldwide, is transmitted to humans through poultry. We previously reported that Lactobacillus gasseriSBT2055 (LG2055) reduced C. jejuni infection in human epithelial cells in vitro and inhibited pathogen colonization of chickens in vivo. This suggested that the LG2055 adhesion and/or co-aggregation phenotype mediated by cell-surface aggregation-promoting factors (APFs) may be important for the competitive exclusion of C. jejuni. Here, we show that cell surface-associated APF1 promoted LG2055 self-aggregation and adhesion to human epithelial cells and exhibited high affinity for the extracellular matrix component fibronectin. These effects were absent in the apf1 knockout mutant, indicating the role of APF1 in LG2055-mediated inhibition of C. jejuni in epithelial cells and chicken colonization. Similar to APF1, APF2 promoted the co-aggregation of LG2055 and C. jejuni but did not inhibit C. jejuni infection. Our data suggest a pivotal role for APF1 in mediating the interaction of LG2055 with human intestinal cells and in inhibiting C. jejuni colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. We thus provide new insight into the health-promoting effects of probiotics and mechanisms of competitive exclusion in poultry. Further research is needed to determine whether the probiotic strains reach the epithelial surface. We show that cell surface-associated aggregation-promoting factor (APF1) induced Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 (LG2055) self-aggregation and adhesion to human epithelial cells, and inhibited Campylobacter jejuni adhesion to and invasion of epithelial cells and chicken colonization. Our data suggest a pivotal role for APF1 in mediating LG2055 interaction with human intestinal cells and inhibiting C. jejuni colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, providing new insights into the health-promoting effects of probiotics.
AB - Campylobacter jejuni, one of the most common causes of gastroenteritis worldwide, is transmitted to humans through poultry. We previously reported that Lactobacillus gasseriSBT2055 (LG2055) reduced C. jejuni infection in human epithelial cells in vitro and inhibited pathogen colonization of chickens in vivo. This suggested that the LG2055 adhesion and/or co-aggregation phenotype mediated by cell-surface aggregation-promoting factors (APFs) may be important for the competitive exclusion of C. jejuni. Here, we show that cell surface-associated APF1 promoted LG2055 self-aggregation and adhesion to human epithelial cells and exhibited high affinity for the extracellular matrix component fibronectin. These effects were absent in the apf1 knockout mutant, indicating the role of APF1 in LG2055-mediated inhibition of C. jejuni in epithelial cells and chicken colonization. Similar to APF1, APF2 promoted the co-aggregation of LG2055 and C. jejuni but did not inhibit C. jejuni infection. Our data suggest a pivotal role for APF1 in mediating the interaction of LG2055 with human intestinal cells and in inhibiting C. jejuni colonization of the gastrointestinal tract. We thus provide new insight into the health-promoting effects of probiotics and mechanisms of competitive exclusion in poultry. Further research is needed to determine whether the probiotic strains reach the epithelial surface. We show that cell surface-associated aggregation-promoting factor (APF1) induced Lactobacillus gasseri SBT2055 (LG2055) self-aggregation and adhesion to human epithelial cells, and inhibited Campylobacter jejuni adhesion to and invasion of epithelial cells and chicken colonization. Our data suggest a pivotal role for APF1 in mediating LG2055 interaction with human intestinal cells and inhibiting C. jejuni colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, providing new insights into the health-promoting effects of probiotics.
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U2 - 10.1111/mmi.13153
DO - 10.1111/mmi.13153
M3 - Article
C2 - 26239091
AN - SCOPUS:84947025032
VL - 98
SP - 712
EP - 726
JO - Molecular Microbiology
JF - Molecular Microbiology
SN - 0950-382X
IS - 4
ER -