Abstract:Bacteroides thetaiotaomicronis a prominent member of the human gut microbiota contributing to nutrient exchange, gut function, and maturation of the host’s immune system. This obligate anaerobe symbiont can adopt a biofilm lifestyle and it was recently shown thatB. thetaiotaomicronbiofilm formation is promoted by the presence of bile, a process also requiring aB. thetaiotaomicronextracellular DNase, which is not, however, regulated by bile. Here we showed that bile induces the expression of several Resistance-… Show more
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