title: Gut microbiota: a natural adjuvant for vaccination.
abstract: In this issue of Immunity, Oh et al. (2014) reveal an unappreciated facet of how the microbiota influences immune responses. Immunity to nonadjuvanted vaccines depends on Toll-like-receptor-5-mediated sensing of the microbiota.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Medicine, RWTH University, 52074 Aachen, Germany. Electronic address: opabst@ukaachen.de.
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pabst
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, 30625 Hannover; Institute of Medical Microbiology, RWTH University, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
authors.forename: Mathias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hornef
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D064307:Microbiota / Q000276:immunology*; D051198:Toll-Like Receptor 5 / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D051198:Toll-Like Receptor 5