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The impact of motility on the localization of Lactobacillus agilis in the murine gastrointestinal tract.
BMC microbiology - 11 Jul 2018
Kajikawa Akinobu, Suzuki Shunya, Igimi Shizunobu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: While the overall composition of the mammalian gut microbiota has been intensively studied, the characteristics and ecologies of individual gut species are incompletely understood. Lactobacilli are considered beneficial commensals in the gastrointestinal mucosa and are relatively well-studied except for the uncommon species which exhibit motility. In this study, we evaluate the importance of motility...
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