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Iron Availability Increases the Pathogenic Potential of Salmonella Typhimurium and Other Enteric Pathogens at the Intestinal Epithelial Interface

Recent trials have questioned the safety of untargeted oral iron supplementation in developing regions. Excess of luminal iron could select for enteric pathogens at the expense of beneficial commensals in the human gut microflora, thereby increasing the incidence of infectious diseases. The objectiv...

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Autores principales: Kortman, Guus A. M., Boleij, Annemarie, Swinkels, Dorine W., Tjalsma, Harold
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3260200/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22272265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029968