Article
A moonlighting protein secreted by a nasal microbiome fortifies the innate host defense against bacterial and viral infections
2022-05-20
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> Evidence suggests that the human respiratory tract, as with the gastrointestinal tract, has evolved to its current state in association with commensal microbes. However, little is known as how the airway microbiome affected airway immune development. Here, we uncover a previously unidentified mode of interaction between host airway immunity and a unique strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis, a...
Topics
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- Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
- Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Pleural and Pulmonary Diseases
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
Identifiers and source
- Literature Corpus work
- 0d8541be-383f-5002-878f-b4f663d9582b
- DOI
- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1479628/v1
