Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Commensal Gut Bacterium Protects From Severe Intestinal Infection
November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 22 (TNSres) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
By Leigh MacMillan
Diarrheal diseases are a major contributor to child mortality worldwide, causing about 800,000 deaths per year in children under age 5.
Multiple different pathogens, including enteropathogenic forms of E. coli, cause diarrhea and gastroenteritis. The study of E. coli in most mouse models requires pretreatment with antibiotics, which k . . .
By Leigh MacMillan
Diarrheal diseases are a major contributor to child mortality worldwide, causing about 800,000 deaths per year in children under age 5.
Multiple different pathogens, including enteropathogenic forms of E. coli, cause diarrhea and gastroenteritis. The study of E. coli in most mouse models requires pretreatment with antibiotics, which k . . .