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Dynamics of plasmid-mediated niche invasion, immunity to invasion, and pheromone-inducible conjugation in the murine gastrointestinal tract

Authors :
Helmut Hirt
Kerryl E. Greenwood-Quaintance
Aaron M. T. Barnes
Melissa J. Karau
Lisa M. Till
Elise Palzer
Weihua Guan
Michael S. VanNieuwenhze
Purna C. Kashyap
Robin Patel
Gary M. Dunny
Source :
Nature Communications, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

Microbial communities provide protection to their hosts by excluding colonizing pathogens. Here the authors study plasmid transfer and plasmid-mediated effects on host colonization and persistence of Enterococcus faecalis in the intestinal tract of mice.

Subjects

Subjects :
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20411723
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nature Communications
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.6e6072bedfdc4f87b691df8ed405fd0d
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29028-7