Sentences with phrase «coli microcin»
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She added that microcins are essential for the therapeutic activity of E. coli Nissle, and her next step is to purify microcins and test whether they can be given as targeted antibiotics.
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In their study, the researchers show that a probiotic strain of E. coli called Nissle 1917 utilizes microcins to inhibit the pathogen salmonella and an invasive form of E. coli (isolated from patients with inflammatory bowel disease).
«Proteins secreted by beneficial gut microbes shown to inhibit salmonella, invasive E. coli: Study finds that microcins help block illness - causing bacteria in inflamed intestines.»
The study also casts doubt on researchers» plans to employ special killer bacteria to combat infections, says microbiologist Herbert Schweizer at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, such as the use of microcin - secreting E. coli to treat Salmonella infections in chickens.
Researchers have accidentally discovered a surprising link between microcin B17, a toxin produced by E. coli, and inflammatory bowel disease.