Intestinal Colonization by Candida albicans Alters Inflammatory Responses in Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase-Deficient Mice

The commensal yeast Candida albicans is part of the human intestinal microflora and is considered a "pathobiont", a resident microbe with pathogenic potential yet harmless under normal conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of C. albicans on inflammation of the int...

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Main Authors: Strijbis, Karin (Author), Dougan, Stephanie K. (Author), Esteban, Alexandre (Author), Gröne, Andrea (Author), Kumamoto, Carol A. (Author), Yilmaz, Omer (Contributor), Ploegh, Hidde (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science, 2016-12-19T19:48:43Z.
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