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Gut microbiota biofilms: From regulatory mechanisms to therapeutic targets

A. Buret,T. Allain

2023 · DOI: 10.1084/jem.20221743
Journal of Experimental Medicine · 27 Citations

TLDR

The mechanisms that regulate gut microbiota biofilms integrity are discussed and the importance of studying phenotypic biofilm damage, beyond the characterization of relative bacterial abundance, is highlighted.

Abstract

Andre Buret and Thibault Allain discuss the mechanisms that regulate gut microbiota biofilms integrity and highlight the importance of studying phenotypic biofilm damage, beyond the characterization of relative bacterial abundance.