title: A dynamic partnership: celebrating our gut flora.
abstract: Emerging data indicate that humans enjoy health through a productive collaboration with their colonizing flora, the majority of whom reside in the colon. This minireview provides a perspective on recent data and the exciting scientific challenges ahead.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. csears@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Cynthia L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Sears