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Molecules from the Microbiome.
Annual review of biochemistry - 20 Jun 2021
Shine Emilee E, Crawford Jason M
Abstract excerpt
The human microbiome encodes a second genome that dwarfs the genetic capacity of the host. Microbiota-derived small molecules can directly target human cells and their receptors or indirectly modulate host responses through functional interactions with other microbes in their ecological niche. Their biochemical complexity has profound implications for nutrition, immune system development, disease progression, and...
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