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Jul 2026
Bile salt-mediated adaptation of Bacteroides spp.: in vitro analysis of colonization and metabolism.
The results support a multilayered adaptive model in which bile salts act as environmental cues that reshape B. fragilis physiology, enhancing fitness, persistence, and host interactions while favoring luminal colonization.
Clara Maria Guimarães Silva, Caroline Evangelista Nogueira dos Santos, Marlei S. Gomes et al.
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