Can chatter between microbes prevent cholera?

• Autores: Jessica A. Thompson, Rita Almeida Oliveira, Karina B. Xavier
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 22, Nº. 12, 2014, págs. 660-662
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Tackling the global rise in antibiotic resistance requires new therapies against infectious microbes. A recent microbiome study identified commensal gut bacteria that reduce colonisation by the cholera pathogen, Vibrio cholerae. This antagonistic interaction might be mediated by quorum sensing, suggesting that these natural microbe–microbe interactions can help prevent infectious disease.