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Nutritional basis for colonization resistance by human commensal Escherichia coli strains HS and Nissle 1917 against E. coli O157:H7 in the mouse intestine.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Maltby Rosalie, Leatham-Jensen Mary P, Gibson Terri, Cohen Paul S, Conway Tyrrell
Abstract excerpt
Escherichia coli is a single species consisting of many biotypes, some of which are commensal colonizers of mammals and others that cause disease. Humans are colonized on average with five commensal biotypes, and it is widely thought that the commensals serve as a barrier to infection by pathogens. Previous studies showed that a combination of three pre-colonized commensal E. coli strains prevents colonization of...
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