Human intestinal epithelial cells in innate immunity : interactions with normal microbiota and pathogenic bacteria
Rod-shaped bacteria were previously shown to be associated with the small intestinal epithelium of children with celiac disease (CD). Using culture-dependent and independent methods, we characterized the microbiota of small intestine in children with CD and controls. The normal microbiota constitute...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Umeå universitet, Institutionen för klinisk mikrobiologi
2009
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-18388 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-7264-721-3 |