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Structured microbial communities encased in a self-produced extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) matrix. Biofilms are the predominant mode of bacterial and fungal growth in chronic infections, device-associated infections, and the gut. From a metallomics perspective,…
iron occupies a unique position among dietary metals: it is both an essential nutrient and a selective pressure that shapes the gut microbial ecosystem. The form, quantity, and bioavailability of dietary iron determines which microbes thrive and which are competitively …
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