Macpherson, Andrew J; Slack, Emma; Geuking, Markus B; McCoy, Kathy D (2009). The mucosal firewalls against commensal intestinal microbes. Seminars in immunopathology, 31(2), pp. 145-9. Berlin: Springer-Verlag 10.1007/s00281-009-0174-3
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Mammals coexist with an extremely dense microbiota in the lower intestine. Despite the constant challenge of small numbers of microbes penetrating the intestinal surface epithelium, it is very unusual for these organisms to cause disease. In this review article, we present the different mucosal firewalls that contain and allow mutualism with the intestinal microbiota.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Gastroenterology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Macpherson, Andrew |
ISSN: |
1863-2297 |
Publisher: |
Springer-Verlag |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:11 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:21 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s00281-009-0174-3 |
PubMed ID: |
19707762 |
Web of Science ID: |
000269863300002 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.31225 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31225 (FactScience: 195645) |
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