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Evaluation of Bile Salts on the Survival and Modulation of Virulence of Aliarco...
Mateus, Cristiana; Maia, Cláudio J.; Domingues, Fernanda; Bücker, Roland; Oleastro, Mónica; Ferreira, SusanaAliarcobacter butzleri is a Gram-negative bacterium associated with infections of the gastrointestinal tract and widely distributed in various environments. For successful infection, A. butzleri should be able to tolerate various stresses during gastrointestinal passage, such as bile. Bile represents an antimicrobial host barrier that acts against external noxious agents and consists of a variety of bile salts....
Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on Pathogenic Phenotypes of Arcobacter butzleri
Martins, Rodrigo; Mateus, Cristiana; Domingues, Fernanda; Bücker, Roland; Oleastro, Mónica; Ferreira, SusanaArcobacter butzleri is an emergent gram-negative enteropathogenic bacterium widespread in different environments and hosts. During the colonization of the gastrointestinal tract, bacteria face a variety of environmental conditions to successfully establish infection in a new host. One of these challenges is the fluctuation of oxygen concentrations encountered not only throughout the host gastrointestinal tract ...