The microbiota mediates pathogen clearance from the gut lumen after non-typhoidal Salmonella diarrhea.

Many enteropathogenic bacteria target the mammalian gut. The mechanisms protecting the host from infection are poorly understood. We have studied the protective functions of secretory antibodies (sIgA) and the microbiota, using a mouse model for S. typhimurium diarrhea. This pathogen is a common cau...

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Main Authors: Kathrin Endt, Bärbel Stecher, Samuel Chaffron, Emma Slack, Nicolas Tchitchek, Arndt Benecke, Laurye Van Maele, Jean-Claude Sirard, Andreas J Mueller, Mathias Heikenwalder, Andrew J Macpherson, Richard Strugnell, Christian von Mering, Wolf-Dietrich Hardt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-09-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20844578/?tool=EBI