The gut contains most of the immune cells in the body, yet fights off bacteria only if they are pathogenic, leaving commensal microbes largely unscathed. Two studies examine the basis for this effect.

Gut-level decisions in peace and war / M. Rescigno, M. Chieppa. - In: NATURE MEDICINE. - ISSN 1078-8956. - 11:3(2005), pp. 254-255.

Gut-level decisions in peace and war

M. Rescigno
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2005

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The gut contains most of the immune cells in the body, yet fights off bacteria only if they are pathogenic, leaving commensal microbes largely unscathed. Two studies examine the basis for this effect.
cells; bacteria
Settore MED/04 - Patologia Generale
2005
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