Cytotoxic Escherichia coli strains encoding colibactin colonize laboratory mice

Cytotoxic Escherichia coli strains encoding colibactin colonize laboratory mice

Escherichia coli strains have not been fully characterized in laboratory mice and are not currently excluded from mouse colonies. Colibactin (Clb), a cytotoxin, has been associated with inflammation and cancer in humans and animals. We performed bacterial cultures utilizing rectal swab, fecal, and e...

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Main Authors: Garcia, Alexis (Contributor), Mannion, Anthony (Contributor), Feng, Yan (Contributor), Madden, Carolyn (Contributor), Bakthavatchalu, Vasudevan (Contributor), Shen, Zeli (Contributor), Ge, Zhongming (Contributor), Fox, James G (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Division of Comparative Medicine (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-06T19:07:24Z.
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