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Resistin-like molecule β is a bactericidal protein that promotes spatial segregation of the microbiota and the colonic epithelium
25 Sept 2017
Abstract excerpt
The mammalian intestine is colonized by trillions of bacteria that perform essential metabolic functions for their hosts. The mutualistic nature of this relationship depends on maintaining spatial segregation between these bacteria and the intestinal epithelial surface. This segregation is achieved in part by the presence of a dense mucus layer at the epithelial surface and by the production of antimicrobial...
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