Learning tolerance while fighting ignorance
Sansonetti, P.J.; Medzhitov, R.
Cell 138(3): 416-420
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 1097-4172 PMID: 19665961 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.07.024Document Number: 524128
Research on microbe-host interactions focuses principally on pathogens, yet our immune system must deal with the huge number of beneficial commensal bacteria in our gut. It is becoming clear that the host immune system must reach a delicate balance between destroying dangerous bacterial pathogens while preserving the beneficial gut microbiota.
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