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Effects of artificially introduced Enterococcus faecalis strains in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2019
Delaplain Patrick T, Bell Brandon A, Wang Jin, Isani Mubina, Zhang Emily, Gayer Christopher P, Grishin Anatoly V, Ford Henri R
Abstract excerpt
Enterococcus faecalis is a ubiquitous intestinal symbiont and common early colonizer of the neonatal gut. Although colonization with E. faecalis has been previously associated with decreased pathology of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), these bacteria have been also implicated as opportunistic pathogens. Here we characterized 21 strains of E. faecalis, naturally occurring in 4-day-old rats, for potentially...
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