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Differential vaginal Lactobacillus species metabolism of glucose, L and D-lactate by 13C-nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Amabebe, E.; Anumba, D.; Reynolds, S.

2020-03-11 microbiology
10.1101/2020.03.10.985580 bioRxiv
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IntroductionCervicovaginal dysbiosis can lead to infection-associated spontaneous preterm birth. ObjectiveTo determine whether vaginal Lactobacillus species, L. crispatus and L. jensenii, differentially metabolise glucose, L- and/or D-lactate to propagate their survival/dominance. MethodsBacteria were incubated anaerobically for 24h at 37{degrees}C, with 13Cu-glucose, 13C3-D-lactate or 13C3-L-lactate (singularly or combined) for 24h. 13C-spectra were acquired using a 9.4T NMR spectrometer. ResultsL. crispatus and L. jensenii (n=6 each) metabolised 13C-glucose to 13C-lactate and 13C-acetate. L. jensenii converted more 13C3-D- or 13C3-L-lactate to 13C-acetate than L. crispatus, p<0.001. ConclusionConversion of glucose and lactate to acetate by L. jensenii compared to L. crispatus, suggests a possibly important pathomechanism of dysbiosis and infection-associated spontaneous preterm birth.

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