Manuela Raffatellu, University of California - Irvine (IMAGE)

University of California - Irvine

Manuela Raffatellu, University of California - Irvine

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"Although an in vivo role for microcins has been suggested for 40 years, it has never been convincingly demonstrated," says Manuela Raffatellu, UCI associate professor of microbiology & molecular genetics. "We show that in an inflamed intestine, microcins help a probiotic strain limit the growth of some harmful bacteria."

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Steve Zylius / UCI

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