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Virulent synergistic effect between Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli assayed by using the Caenorhabditis elegans model.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2008
Lavigne Jean-Philippe, Nicolas-Chanoine Marie-Hélène, Bourg Gisèle, Moreau Jérôme, Sotto Albert
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of enterococci in the pathogenesis of polymicrobial infections is still debated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of virulent enterococci in the presence or absence of Escherichia coli strains in the in vivo Caenorhabditis elegans model. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: This study demonstrated that there was a synergistic effect on virulence when an association of enterococci and E....
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