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The Impact of Makgeolli Consumption on Gut Microbiota: An Enterotype-Based Preliminary Study: Gyungcheon Kim, Seongok Kim, Hayan Jung, Seohyun Kang, Gwoncheol Park, Hakdong Shin; J. Microbiol. 2024;62(11):965-972. Published online October 16, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-024-00176-3

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Makgeolli, a traditional Korean liquor, contains components such as lactic acid bacteria and dietary fiber, which can induce changes in the gut microbiome. Since variations in microbiome responses may exist between enterotypes-classifications based on the dominant bacterial populations in the gut-we hypothesized that the consumption of makgeolli leads to enterotype-dependent differences in gut microbial structures among healthy participants. This study aimed to determine the effect of makgeolli consumption on gut microbial structures by stratifying all participants into two enterotype groups: Bacteroides-dominant type (B-type, n = 7) and Prevotella-dominant type (P-type, n = 4). The B-type showed an increase in alpha diversity, while no significant difference was observed in the P-type following makgeolli consumption. The composition of gut microbiota significantly changed in the B-type, whereas no noticeable alteration was observed in the P-type after makgeolli consumption. Notably, Prevotella exhibited the most significant changes only in the P-type. In line with the increased abundance of Prevotella, the genes associated with carbohydrate metabolism, including pentose/glucuronate interconversions, fructose/mannose metabolism, starch/sucrose metabolism and amino sugar/nucleotide sugar metabolism were significantly enriched following makgeolli consumption in the P-type. These findings suggest that makgeolli consumption induces enterotype-dependent alterations in gut microbial composition and metabolic pathways, highlighting the potential for personalized dietary interventions.

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Deletion of lacD gene affected stress tolerance and virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2: Xiaowu Jiang , Lexin Zhu , Dongbo Zhan; J. Microbiol. 2022;60(9):948-959. Published online August 19, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12275-022-2146-4

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Streptococcus suis type 2 (S. suis type 2, SS2), an infectious pathogen which is zoonotic and can induce severely public health concern. Our previous research identified a newly differential secreted effector of tagatose-bisphosphate aldolase (LacD) mediated by VirD4 factor within the putative type IV secretion system of SS2, whereas the functional basis and roles in virulence of LacD remain elusive. Here in this study, the LacD was found enzymatic and can be activated to express under oxidative stress. Gene mutant and its complemental strain (ΔlacD and cΔlacD) were constructed to analyze the phenotypes, virulence and transcriptomic profiles as compared with the parental strain. The lacD gene deletion showed no effect on growth capability and cells morphology of SS2. However, reduced tolerance to oxidative and heat stress conditions, increased antimicrobial susceptibility to ciprofloxacin and kanamycin were found in ΔlacD strain. Further, the LacD deficiency led to weakened invasion and attenuated virulence since an easier phagocytosed and more prone to be cleared of SS2 in macrophages were shown in ΔlacD mutant. Distinctive transcriptional profiling in ΔlacD strain and typical downregulated genes with significant mRNA changes including alcohol dehydrogenase, GTPase, integrative and conjugative elements, and iron ABC transporters which were mainly involved in cell division, stress response, antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence regulation, were examined and confirmed by RNA sequencing and real time qPCR. In summary, the
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demonstrated for the first time that LacD was a pluripotent protein mediated the metabolic, stress and virulent effect of SS2.

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