Low-calcium diet in mice leads to reduced gut colonization by Enterococcus faecium.
Microbiologyopen
; 8(12): e936, 2019 12.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31568701
ABSTRACT
The aim of this study was to determine whether dietary intervention influenced luminal Ca2+ levels and Enterococcus faecium gut colonization in mice. For this purpose, mice fed semi-synthetic food AIN93 were compared to mice fed AIN93-low calcium (LC). Administration of AIN93-LC resulted in lower luminal Ca2+ levels independent of the presence of E. faecium. Furthermore, E. faecium gut colonization was reduced in mice fed AIN93-LC based on culture, and which was in concordance with a reduction of Enterococcaceae in microbiota analysis. In conclusion, diet intervention might be a strategy for controlling gut colonization of E. faecium, an important opportunistic nosocomial pathogen.
Mots clés
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Collection:
01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Calcium
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Enterococcus faecium
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Compléments alimentaires
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Microbiome gastro-intestinal
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Aliment pour animaux
Type d'étude:
Prognostic_studies
Limites:
Animals
Langue:
En
Journal:
Microbiologyopen
Année:
2019
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Pays-Bas