Pro-inflammatory flagellin proteins of prevalent motile commensal bacteria are variably abundant in the intestinal microbiome of elderly humans.

Some Eubacterium and Roseburia species are among the most prevalent motile bacteria present in the intestinal microbiota of healthy adults. These flagellate species contribute "cell motility" category genes to the intestinal microbiome and flagellin proteins to the intestinal proteome. We...

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Main Authors: B Anne Neville, Paul O Sheridan, Hugh M B Harris, Simone Coughlan, Harry J Flint, Sylvia H Duncan, Ian B Jeffery, Marcus J Claesson, R Paul Ross, Karen P Scott, Paul W O'Toole
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3720852?pdf=render