Publications by authors named "Noemie Berg"
Microbiologyopen
October 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study examined how healthy fecal microbiota affects gene expression and growth of the bacterium Clostridioides difficile using a lab model with two different fecal samples (FD1 and FD2) and a control group.
- - Results showed that after 12 hours, the presence of the microbiota led to decreased expression of several genes linked to the bacterium's growth and toxin production, suggesting a protective effect from the microbiota.
- - By 24 hours, C. difficile adapted to iron limitations by upregulating certain genes when cocultured with one of the fecal samples (FD1), confirming prior research that it can use ethanolamine as a nutrient source, and future studies will explore a more simplified
