Screening of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli able to antagonise the cytotoxic effect of Clostridium difficile upon intestinal epithelial HT29 monolayer

Screening of bifidobacteria and lactobacilli able to antagonise the cytotoxic effect of Clostridium difficile upon intestinal epithelial HT29 monolayer

Clostridium difficile is an opportunistic pathogen inhabiting the human gut, often being the aetiological agent of infections after a microbiota dysbiosis following, for example, an antibiotic treatment. C. difficile infections (CDI) constitute a growing health problem with increasing rates of morbi...

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Main Authors: Lorena eValdés-Varela, Marta eAlonso-Guervos, Olivia eGarcía-Suárez, Miguel eGueimonde, Patricia eRuas-Madiedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bifidobacterium
Clostridium difficile
Lactobacillus
Microscopy
Probiotics
toxins
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00577/full

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