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)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier, 2018-09-06T19:07:24Z.
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