E. coli Nissle 1917 Affects Salmonella adhesion to porcine intestinal epithelial cells.
BACKGROUND: The probiotic Escherichia coli strain Nissle 1917 (EcN) has been shown to interfere in a human in vitro model with the invasion of several bacterial pathogens into epithelial cells, but the underlying Jeans molecular mechanisms are not known.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: In this study, we investigated the inhibitory effects of EcN on