Goat milk with and without increased concentrations of lysozyme improves repair of intestinal cell damage induced by enteroaggregative <it>Escherichia coli</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Enteroaggregative <it>Escherichia coli</it> (EAEC) causes diarrhea, malnutrition and poor growth in children. Human breast milk decreases disease-causing bacteria by supplying nutrients and antimicrobial factors such as l...

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Main Authors: Carvalho Eunice B, Maga Elizabeth A, Quetz Josiane S, Lima Ila FN, Magalhães Hemerson YF, Rodrigues Felipe AR, Silva Antônio VA, Prata Mara MG, Cavalcante Paloma A, Havt Alexandre, Bertolini Marcelo, Bertolini Luciana R, Lima Aldo AM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/106