The phrase "an increasing colonization" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where the process of colonization is becoming more frequent or widespread over time.
Example: "The historical records indicate an increasing colonization of the region by foreign powers during the 19th century."
Alternatives: "a growing colonization" or "an expanding colonization".
Global warming may cause thermophilic species of the southern Mediterranean to appear more frequently in the northern and colder parts [e.g., [19],[397]–[399]], and an increasing colonization by southern exotic species may be seen [400].
A large proportion of patients with malignancies who had been regularly hospitalized for anti-cancer chemotherapy and a considerable proportion of patients with recent antibiotic therapy (42.0%) could explain an increasing colonization of ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae.
Although day care center attendance has been associated with an increased risk for S. pneumoniae colonization [ 4], in our study, day care center attendees did not show an increased density of colonization nor an increased colonization rate.
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) represents an increased colonization by bacterial species derived from the colonic flora that may spread beyond the small bowel segments and sometimes affect the stomach.
Moreover, ileal lesions in CD patients were found to be colonized by pathogenic AIEC [19], strengthening the hypothesis that an abnormal intestinal expression of CEACAM6 in CD patients is associated with an increased colonization of AIEC via type 1 pili expression inducing gut inflammation [18].
We hypothesize that an increased colonization of butyrate-producing bacteria occurs in mice administered C. butyricum.
The aggressive use of antimicrobials has significantly improved survival, but has also led to an increased colonization of pathogens that have resistance to current therapies.
Mice inoculated intranasally with four doses of lactobacilli (determined previously as the dose needed to obtain colonization of the respiratory tract) and treated with Ampicillin showed an increased colonization of lactobacilli during all the days studied in nasal and pharynx exudates (p < 0.01), with values of 107 8 CFU/organ on days 1 and 4, and lower values on the following days.
Therapy with various antimicrobial agents, including cephalosporins and vancomycin, may play a role in increasing colonization with these organisms.
The increasing colonization of the grazing lands by P. juliflora if not well managed is likely to constitute an ecological and socioeconomic threat (Opiyo et al. 2014).
Increases in inter-hospital transfers were felt to be a cause of increased colonization in 44% (25/57).
