Composition and diversity of intestinal coliform flora influence bacterial translocation in rats after hemorrhagic stress.

doi:10.1128/iai.62.11.4768-4774.1994

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Composition and diversity of intestinal coliform flora influence bacterial translocation in rats after hemorrhagic stress.

Infection and immunity - 1 Nov 1994

Katouli M, Bark T, Ljungqvist O, Svenberg T, Möllby R

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Coliform bacteria are the most frequently reported bacteria to translocate after hemorrhage. We investigated the correlation between composition and diversity of the cecal coliform flora and the degree of translocation in a rat model of hemorrhagic stress. Two groups of nine rats each were bled t...

Topics

Animals
Cecum
Escherichia coli
Intestines
Lymph Nodes
Male
Mesentery
Peritoneal Diseases
Phenotype
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Shock, Hemorrhagic

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