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Commensal enteric bacteria lipopolysaccharide impairs host defense against disseminated Candida albicans fungal infection.
Mucosal immunology - 1 Jul 2015
Jiang T T, Chaturvedi V, Ertelt J M, Xin L, Clark D R, Kinder J M, Way S S
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Commensal enteric bacteria maintain systemic immune responsiveness that protects against disseminated or localized infection in extra-intestinal tissues caused by pathogenic microbes. However, as shifts in infection susceptibility after commensal bacteria eradication have primarily been probed using viruses, the broader applicability to other pathogen types remains undefined. In sharp contrast to diminished...
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