Lactobacilli Have a Niche in the Human Nose.
lactobacillus
microbiome
niche-adaptation
probiotics
sinusitis
upper respiratory tract
Journal
Cell reports
ISSN: 2211-1247
Titre abrégé: Cell Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101573691
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
26 05 2020
26 05 2020
Historique:
received:
03
07
2019
revised:
13
02
2020
accepted:
30
04
2020
entrez:
28
5
2020
pubmed:
28
5
2020
medline:
22
5
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Although an increasing number of beneficial microbiome members are characterized for the human gut and vagina, beneficial microbes are underexplored for the human upper respiratory tract (URT). In this study, we demonstrate that taxa from the beneficial Lactobacillus genus complex are more prevalent in the healthy URT than in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). Several URT-specific isolates are cultured, characterized, and further explored for their genetic and functional properties related to adaptation to the URT. Catalase genes are found in the identified lactobacilli, which is a unique feature within this mostly facultative anaerobic genus. Moreover, one of our isolated strains, Lactobacillus casei AMBR2, contains fimbriae that enable strong adherence to URT epithelium, inhibit the growth and virulence of several URT pathogens, and successfully colonize nasal epithelium of healthy volunteers. This study thus demonstrates that specific lactobacilli are adapted to the URT and could have a beneficial keystone function in this habitat.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32460009
pii: S2211-1247(20)30627-6
doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107674
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
107674Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of Interests A patent application (PCT/EP2018/057497) was filed on March 23, 2018, related to this work.