Patterns of Early-Life Gut Microbial Colonization during Human Immune Development: An Ecological Perspective
Alterations in gut microbial colonization during early life have been reported in infants that later developed asthma, allergies, type 1 diabetes, as well as in inflammatory bowel disease patients, previous to disease flares. Mechanistic studies in animal models have established that microbial alter...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00788/full |