Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Outer Membrane Vesicles Modulate Virulence of Shigella flexneri

ABSTRACT The role of the gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of Shigella flexneri remains largely unknown. To understand the impact of the gut microbiota on S. flexneri virulence, we examined the effect of interspecies interactions with Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a prominent member of the gut micr...

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Main Authors: Nicholas L. Xerri, Shelley M. Payne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-10-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.02360-22