Acid stress response in environmental and clinical strains of enteric bacteria

Abstract

The success of many enteric bacteria is hinged on the ability to tolerate environmental stress such as extreme acidity. The acid stress response (ASR) has been investigated in many enteric bacteria and has been shown to involve variable expression of a broad spectrum of genes involved in transcriptional regulation, metabolism, colonization and virulence; representing a linkage between acid tolerance and pathogenicity. Though the majority of ASR studies have been conducted in laboratory conditions and from the perspective of pathogenicity, the role of environmental reservoirs on acid adaptation has recently emerged as an important aspect of pathogenic microbial ecology. This mini-review profiles ASR in three opportunistic enteric pathogens and synthesizes recent work pertaining to the study of this dynamic response.

Keywords

acid stress response / enteric bacteria / microbial ecology / transcriptional regulation / virulence

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