title: Introduction to special issue: Sugars, bugs and us.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA. lbaum@mednet.ucla.edu
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braun
mesh_terms: D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000502:physiology*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology; D037181:Lectins, C-Type / Q000378:metabolism; D009077:Mucins / Q000378:metabolism; D000099181:Dectin-1
chemical_list: D002241:Carbohydrates; D037181:Lectins, C-Type; D009077:Mucins; D000099181:Dectin-1