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Little information is available as to the role of mucus in bacterial colonization of the intestinal tract. We are interested in defining that role.
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Cohen, P.S., McCormick, B.A., Franklin, D.P., Burghoff, R.L., Laux, D.C. (1991). The Role of Large Intestine Mucus in Colonization of the Mouse Large Intestine by Escherichia Coli F-18 and Salmonella Typhimurium . In: Wadström, T., Mäkelä, P.H., Svennerholm, AM., Wolf-Watz, H. (eds) Molecular Pathogenesis of Gastrointestinal Infections. Federation of European Microbiological Societies Symposium Series, vol 58. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5982-1_4
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