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Intestinal translocation of enterococci requires a threshold level of enterococcal overgrowth in the lumen
20 Jun 2019
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Abstract Enterococci are subdominant members of the human gastrointestinal microbiota. Enterococcus faecalis is generally harmless for healthy individuals, but it can cause a diverse range of infections in immunodeficient or elderly patients with severe underlying diseases. In this study, we analysed the levels of intestinal translocation of indigenous enterococci in C57BL/6, CF-1 and CX3CR1−/− mice upon...
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