Byproducts of inflammatory radical metabolism provide transient nutrient niches for microbes in the inflamed gut
L. Spiga, M. G. Winter, M. Muramatsu, V. Rojas, R. Chanin, W. Zhu, E. R. Hughes, S. Taylor, F. Faber, S. Porwollik, T. Carvalho, T. Qin, R. Santos, H. L. Andrews-Polymenis, M. McClelland, S. E. Winter
The paper investigates how inflammatory radicals generate tartaric acid isomers, which serve as transient nutrients for gut pathogens in murine models.
bioRxiv · Dec 8, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology