Effects of the Probiotic Enterococcus faecium and Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains in a Pig and Human Epithelial Intestinal Cell Model

The aim of this study has been to elucidate the effect of the probiotic Enterococcus faecium NCIMB 10415 on epithelial integrity in intestinal epithelial cells and whether pre- and coincubation with this strain can reproducibly prevent damage induced by enterotoxigenic (ETEC) and enteropathogenic Es...

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Main Authors: Ulrike Lodemann, Julia Strahlendorf, Peter Schierack, Shanti Klingspor, Jörg R. Aschenbach, Holger Martens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Scientifica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/235184