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This study aimed to elucidate the\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      transcriptional profiles in APEC from infected chicken embryos compared to\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      grown culture.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Chicken embryos were experimentally infected with an APEC isolate. Subsequently, RNA sequencing was performed on APEC isolated from the yolk of experimentally infected embryos that either died or survived the infection, alongside\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      grown controls. Differential gene expressions, functional enrichment analyses, small RNA profiling were conducted to identify key transcriptional changes. Weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) was applied to detect bacterial gene modules associated with host outcomes.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      In embryos that died, APEC exhibited a transcriptionally inferred hypermetabolic program, characterized by upregulation of 443 genes involved in anaerobic respiration, nutrient scavenging, and purine and arginine biosynthesis, consistent with increased replication and virulence potential. In contrast, APEC recovered from surviving embryos displayed a transcriptionally inferred low-energy state under host immune pressure, characterized by suppression of central metabolism pathways and concurrent upregulation of genes associated with iron sequestration, toxin production, and cell envelope remodeling. WGCNA suggested the association of low-oxygen respiration and anaerobic metabolism, Fe\u2013S cluster assembly, and purine and arginine biosynthesis genes with host lethality, while siderophore-mediated iron acquisition correlated with host survival. Arginine metabolism showed a positive association with pro-inflammatory host responses, while flagellar motility was associated with both pro- and anti-inflammatory signatures, suggesting a modulatory role of metabolic and motility pathways on host immunity. The analyses indicated that APEC survival and pathogenicity are more dependent on metabolic adaptation and iron competition than individual toxin genes. Additionally, 77 small regulatory RNAs were identified, suggesting potential regulatory roles in\n                      <jats:italic>in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n                      adaptation.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>These findings demonstrate the transcriptional plasticity of APEC during infection, highlighting that low-oxygen respiration and anaerobic metabolism, iron acquisition, arginine and purine metabolism and flagellar motility may contribute to bacterial survival strategies. These findings are consistent with recent host transcriptomic evidence showing mitochondrial dysfunction, hyperinflammation, and metabolic collapse in the yolk sac of infected embryos, suggesting that coordinated host-pathogen metabolic interactions influenced infection outcomes.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcimb.2026.1797806","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]],"date-time":"2026-07-15T04:39:49Z","timestamp":1784090389000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Transcriptional changes related to metabolic and iron acquisition strategies of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli are associated with embryonic survival during yolk sac infection"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Jingyao","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yadav Sharma","family":"Bajagai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Institute for Future Farming Systems, Central Queensland University","place":["Rockhampton, QLD, Australia"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanwen","family":"Shao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ghulam Asghar","family":"Sajid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Runsheng","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Surya","family":"Paudel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]},{"name":"Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences Research Centre for Applied One Health Research and Policy Advice, City University of Hong Kong","place":["Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"8111","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-024-58706-3","article-title":"A comprehensive study of colisepticaemia progression in layer chickens applying novel tools elucidates pathogenesis and transmission of Escherichia coli into eggs","volume":"14","author":"Abdelhamid","year":"2024","journal-title":"Sci. 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