Enteric infection and inflammation alter gut microbial ecology.
The complex microbial community residing within the intestine plays important roles in host defense. However, the impact of enteric infection and inflammation on this resident community has not been fully explored. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Lupp and coworkers reveal that the composition of the intestinal microbiota changes in distinctive ways in response to infection and inflammation.
Rawls
John F
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Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. jfrawls@med.unc.edu
D017753:Ecosystem; D004755:Enterobacteriaceae / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007410:Intestinal Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*