Host-Microbe-Pathogen Interactions: A Review of Vibrio cholerae Pathogenesis in Drosophila

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Most animals maintain mutually beneficial symbiotic relationships with their intestinal microbiota. Resident microbes in the gastrointestinal tract breakdown indigestible food, provide essential nutrients, and importantly, act as a barrier against invading pathogens. For example, the enteric pathogen Vibrio cholerae must first overcome the barrier presented by commensal microbes prior to pathogenic colonization...

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