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dc.contributor.authorTan, Chew Tengen_US
dc.contributor.authorXu, Xiaolien_US
dc.contributor.authorQiao, Yuanen_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, Yueen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-21T01:30:00Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-21T01:30:00Z-
dc.date.issued2021-
dc.identifier.citationTan, C. T., Xu, X., Qiao, Y. & Wang, Y. (2021). A peptidoglycan storm caused by β-lactam antibiotic's action on host microbiota drives Candida albicans infection. Nature Communications, 12(1), 2560-. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22845-2en_US
dc.identifier.issn2041-1723en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10356/149031-
dc.description.abstractThe commensal fungus Candida albicans often causes life-threatening infections in patients who are immunocompromised with high mortality. A prominent but poorly understood risk factor for the C. albicans commensal‒pathogen transition is the use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. Here, we report that β-lactam antibiotics cause bacteria to release significant quantities of peptidoglycan fragments that potently induce the invasive hyphal growth of C. albicans. We identify several active peptidoglycan subunits, including tracheal cytotoxin, a molecule produced by many Gram-negative bacteria, and fragments purified from the cell wall of Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus. Feeding mice with β-lactam antibiotics causes a peptidoglycan storm that transforms the gut from a niche usually restraining C. albicans in the commensal state to promoting invasive growth, leading to systemic dissemination. Our findings reveal a mechanism underlying a significant risk factor for C. albicans infection, which could inform clinicians regarding future antibiotic selection to minimize this deadly disease incidence.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Medical Research Council (NMRC)en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNature Communicationsen_US
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dc.subjectScienceen_US
dc.titleA peptidoglycan storm caused by β-lactam antibiotic's action on host microbiota drives Candida albicans infectionen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.contributor.schoolSchool of Physical and Mathematical Sciencesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41467-021-22845-2-
dc.description.versionPublished versionen_US
dc.identifier.pmid33963193-
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.spage2560en_US
dc.subject.keywordsCandida Albicansen_US
dc.subject.keywordsMicrobiotaen_US
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