Emerging pathogenic links between microbiota and the gut –lung axis
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 55 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2016.142
Authors: Kurtis F. Budden, Shaan L. Gellatly, David L. A. Wood, Matthew A. Cooper, Mark Morrison, Philip Hugenholtz & Philip M. Hansbro
The microbiota is vital for the development of the immune system and homeostasis. Changes in microbial composition and function, termed dysbiosis, in the respiratory tract and the gut have recently been linked to alterations in immune responses and to disease development in the lungs. In
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Kurtis F. Budden Shaan L. Gellatly David L. A. Wood Matthew A. Cooper Mark Morrison Philip Hugenholtz Philip M. Hansbro Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research
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