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Bacteroides fragilis uses toxins for gut success

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Bacteroides fragilis employs two different mechanisms, secreted microbe- and host-targeting toxins, that facilitate successful colonization of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract.

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Fig. 1: B. fragilis toxins mediate microbe–host and microbe–microbe interactions during intestinal colonization.

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Ross, B.D. Bacteroides fragilis uses toxins for gut success. Nat Microbiol 9, 11–12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01569-7

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