Adaptation of Enterococcus faecalis to intestinal mucus revealed by a human colonic organoid model
Sofya Mikhaleva, Po-Long Hsiao, Amanzhol Kurmashev, Caleb M. Anderson, Cristina Colomer‐Winter, Julia Alicia Boos, Pei Yi Choo, Julia L. E. Willett, Andreas R. Hierlemann, Kimberly A. Kline, Alexandre Persat
This study uses human colonic organoids to reveal how Enterococcus faecalis adapts to intestinal mucus, identifying key fitness determinants and colonization strategies not observed in vitro or in vivo.
mSystems · Mar 10, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology