Cooperation between host immunity and the gut bacteria is essential for helminth-evoked suppression of colitis
Abstract Background Studies on the inhibition of inflammation by infection with helminth parasites have, until recently, overlooked a key determinant of health: the gut microbiota. Infection with helminths evokes changes in the composition of their host’s microbiota: one outcome of which is an alter...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-021-01146-2 |