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Type 6 secretion systems of adherent-invasive Escherichia coli isolated from Crohn's disease patients shape intestinal microbiota.

Botchorichvili, H.; Massier, S.; Chassaing, B.; Birer, A.; Chevarin, C.; Sevrin, G.; Rodrigues, M.; Denis, S.; Wawrzyniak, I.; Peyretaillade, E.; Bonnet, R.; Pereira, B.; Allez, M.; Seksik, P.; Denizot, J.; The Remind Group, ; Buisson, A.; Journet, L.; Barnich, N.; BILLARD, E.

2026-10-10 microbiology
10.64898/2026.10.08.757420 bioRxiv
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Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli (AIEC) colonize the ileal mucosa of Crohn's disease patients. Among bacterial virulence factors potentially implicated, type 6 secretion systems (T6SS) are molecular machineries sending effectors in prokaryotic or eukaryotic target cells. Two T6SS have been reported in AIEC LF82 reference strain. Here, we show that T6SS genes are more prevalent in Crohn's disease patients' microbiota compared to healthy controls, and that T6SS are more frequent in AIEC pathovar compared to E. coli in general and associated with FimH pathoadaptive polymorphism. The use of an in vitro gastrointestinal system coupled with T6SS promoter reporter assay highlighted expression of LF82 T6SS under gastrointestinal conditions, with a major role for bile salts. In mice infected with AIEC LF82 versus T6SS-deleted mutants, T6SS showed a functional impact in modulating the composition of mucosa-associated gut microbiota. Thus, AIEC may use their T6SS to compete with endogenous microbiota to colonize host mucosa.

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