FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI A unique in vivo experimental approach reveals metabolic adaptation of the probiotic Propionibacterium freudenreichii to the colon environment BT AF SARAOUI, Taous PARAYRE, Sandrine GUERNEC, Gregory LOUX, Valentin MONTFORT, Jerome LE CAM, Aurelie BOUDRY, Gaelle JAN, G FALENTIN, Helene AS 1:1,2,6;2:1,2;3:3,7;4:4;5:3;6:3;7:5;8:1,2;9:1,2; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:; C1 INRA, UMR1253, F-35042 Rennes, France. AGROCAMPUS OUEST, UMR1253, F-35042 Rennes, France. INRA, UR1037, Lab Physiol & Genom Poissons, F-35000 Rennes, France. INRA, UR1077, F-78352 Jouy En Josas, France. INRA, UR1341, F-35590 St Gilles, France. IFREMER, Lab Sci & Technol Biomasse Marine, Nantes, France. Fac Med Toulouse, INSERM, UMR 1027, F-31073 Toulouse, France. C2 INRA, FRANCE AGROCAMPUS OUEST, FRANCE INRA, FRANCE INRA, FRANCE INRA, FRANCE IFREMER, Lab Sci & Technol Biomasse Marine, Nantes, France. UNIV TOULOUSE, FRANCE IF 4.041 TC 23 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00171/28205/26433.pdf LA English DT Article AB Background Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a food grade bacterium consumed both in cheeses and in probiotic preparations. Its promising probiotic potential, relying largely on the active release of beneficial metabolites within the gut as well as the expression of key surface proteins involved in immunomodulation, deserves to be explored more deeply. Adaptation to the colon environment is requisite for the active release of propionibacterial beneficial metabolites and constitutes a bottleneck for metabolic activity in vivo. Mechanisms allowing P. freudenreichii to adapt to digestive stresses have been only studied in vitro so far. Our aim was therefore to study P. freudenreichii metabolic adaptation to intra-colonic conditions in situ. Results We maintained a pure culture of the type strain P. freudenreichii CIRM BIA 1, contained in a dialysis bag, within the colon of vigilant piglets during 24 hours. A transcriptomic analysis compared gene expression to identify the metabolic pathways induced by this environment, versus control cultures maintained in spent culture medium. We observed drastic changes in the catabolism of sugars and amino-acids. Glycolysis, the Wood-Werkman cycle and the oxidative phosphorylation pathways were down-regulated but induction of specific carbohydrate catabolisms and alternative pathways were induced to produce NADH, NADPH, ATP and precursors (utilizing of propanediol, gluconate, lactate, purine and pyrimidine and amino-acids). Genes involved in stress response were down-regulated and genes specifically expressed during cell division were induced, suggesting that P. freudenreichii adapted its metabolism to the conditions encountered in the colon. Conclusions This study constitutes the first molecular demonstration of P. freudenreichii activity and physiological adaptation in vivo within the colon. Our data are likely specific to our pig microbiota composition but opens an avenue towards understanding probiotic action within the gut in further studies comparing bacterial adaptation to different microbiota. PY 2013 PD DEC SO Bmc Genomics SN 1471-2164 PU Biomed Central Ltd VL 14 UT 000329367600001 DI 10.1186/1471-2164-14-911 ID 28205 ER EF