Molecular Mechanisms of Bacterial Infection via the Gut

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Sasakawa, Chihiro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 337
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Molecular biology.; Biomedicine.; Medical Microbiology.; Molecular Medicine.

Our gut is colonized by numerous bacteria throughout our life, and the gut epithelium is constantly exposed to foreign microbes and dietary antigens. Thus, the gut epithelium acts as a barrier against microbial invaders and is equipped with various innate defense systems. Resident commensal and fore...

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