Aggregation substance increases adherence and internalization, but not translocation, of Enterococcus faecalis through different intestinal epithelial cells in vitro

The aggregation substance of Enterococcus faecalis increased bacterial adhe rence to and internalization by epithelial cells originating from the colon and duodenum but not by cells derived from the ileum. However, enterococca l translocation through monolayers of intestinal epithelium was not observe d.