The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts Journal Article
| Authors: | Logan, S. L.; Thomas, J.; Yan, J.; Baker, R. P.; Shields, D. S.; Xavier, J. B.; Hammer, B. K.; Parthasarathy, R. |
| Article Title: | The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts |
| Abstract: | Host-associated microbiota help defend against bacterial pathogens; however, the mechanisms by which pathogens overcome this defense remain largely unknown. We developed a zebrafish model and used live imaging to directly study how the human pathogen Vibrio cholerae invades the intestine. The gut microbiota of fish monocolonized by symbiotic strain Aeromonas veronii was displaced by V. cholerae expressing its type VI secretion system (T6SS), a syringe-like apparatus that deploys effector proteins into target cells. Surprisingly, displacement was independent of T6SS-mediated killing of A. veronii, driven instead by T6SS-induced enhancement of zebrafish intestinal movements that led to expulsion of the resident microbiota by the host. Deleting an actin cross-linking domain from the T6SS apparatus returned intestinal motility to normal and thwarted expulsion, without weakening V. cholerae’s ability to kill A. veronii in vitro. Our finding that bacteria can manipulate host physiology to influence intermicro-bial competition has implications for both pathogenesis and microbiome engineering. © 2018 National Academy of Sciences. All Rights Reserved. |
| Keywords: | peristalsis; zebrafish; vibrio cholerae; microbiota; type vi secretion system |
| Journal Title: | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Volume: | 115 |
| Issue: | 16 |
| ISSN: | 0027-8424 |
| Publisher: | National Academy of Sciences |
| Date Published: | 2018-04-17 |
| Start Page: | E3779 |
| End Page: | E3787 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1720133115 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC5910850 |
| PUBMED: | 29610339 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 1 May 2018 -- Source: Scopus |
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