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  • The Great ESKAPE: Exploring the Crossroads of Bile and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens
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    The Great ESKAPE: Exploring the Crossroads of Bile and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens

    Throughout the course of infection, many pathogens encounter bactericidal conditions that threaten the viability of the bacteria and impede the establishment of infection. Bile is one of the most innately bactericidal compounds present in humans, functioning to reduce the bacterial burden in the gastrointestinal tract while also aiding in digestion. It is becoming increasingly apparent that pathogens successfully resist the bactericidal...

    Kevin S. Gipson, Kourtney P. Nickerson, Eliana Drenkard, Alejandro Llanos-Chea, Snaha Krishna Dogiparthi, Bernard B. Lanter, Rhianna M. Hibbler, Lael M. Yonker, Bryan P. Hurley, Christina S. Faherty
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