Effects of artificially introduced Enterococcus faecalis strains in experimental necrotizing enterocolitis.

Enterococcus faecalis is a ubiquitous intestinal symbiont and common early colonizer of the neonatal gut. Although colonization with E. faecalis has been previously associated with decreased pathology of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), these bacteria have been also implicated as opportunistic patho...

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Main Authors: Patrick T Delaplain, Brandon A Bell, Jin Wang, Mubina Isani, Emily Zhang, Christopher P Gayer, Anatoly V Grishin, Henri R Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216762