A single gene of a commensal microbe affects host susceptibility to enteric infection
The interactions between gut bacteria and enteric pathogens are poorly understood. Here, Yoon et al. show that subinhibitory antibiotic treatment in a mouse model leads to overgrowth of an E. coli strain carrying a catalase-encoding gene that enhances infection with the human pathogen Vibrio cholera...
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Nature Portfolio
2016
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/88f0e49f3bee4648a63f390e0eec4a60 |
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