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<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>readily colonizes the entire gastrointestinal tract and forms biofilms in a germ-free mouse model
25 Aug 2016
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The mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a complex organ system with a twist—a significant portion of its composition is a community of microbial symbionts. The microbiota plays an increasingly appreciated role in many clinically-relevant conditions. It is important to understand the details of biofilm development in the GI tract since bacteria in this state not only use biofilms to improve colonization,...
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