Acute Gastrointestinal Infection Induces Long-Lived Microbiota-Specific T Cell Responses

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Recognizing Escaped Commensals In order to coexist peacefully, the billions of bacteria in our gut and our immune system have reached a détente. An intestinal mucosal firewall exists, so bacteria remain localized to the gut, where the immune system is tightly regulated so that these bacteria are tolerated. Enteric infections, however, lead to a breach in this mucosal firewall, resulting in exposure of the...

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