Adhesion of commensal bacteria to the large intestine wall in humans.

AUTOR(ES)

Hartley, C L

RESUMO

Biopsies taken during colonoscopic examination of the human large bowel were used to examine the relationship of the commensal bacterial to the mucosal epithelial cell surface. Bacteria were seen adhering to the exposed epithelial cell surface and also to the mucus sheet. Isolation of aerobic organisms showed that Escherichia coli are closely associated with the gut wall throughout the large intestine. One strain of E. coli predominated in each biopsy, and this strain was present along the whole length of bowel. Adhesion of bacteria to the gut wall does occur in vivo and may be one of the factors involved in the ability of an organism to colonize and persist.

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