Bacteriophage infections of microbiota can lead to leaky gut in an experimental rodent model

Gut Pathogens

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Tetz, George ^a   Tetz, Victor ^a  

^a Institute of Human Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Intestinal permeability; Microbiota

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978138176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17574749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13099-016-0109-1     Document Type: Article

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