title: Microbiota's No Wasting Policy.
abstract: Schieber et al. demonstrate that a specific gut microbiota bacterial strain induces a host-mediated protection mechanism against inflammation-driven wasting syndrome. This salutary effect confers a net survival advantage against bacterial infection, without interfering with the host's pathogen load, revealing that host-microbiota interactions regulate disease tolerance to infection.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência, Rua da Quinta Grande 6, 2780-156 Oeiras, Portugal. Electronic address: mpsoares@igc.gulbenkian.pt.
authors.forename: Miguel P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Soares
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000276:immunology*; D058847:Inflammasomes / Q000276:immunology*; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism*; D007422:Intestines / Q000382:microbiology*; D064307:Microbiota; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000378:metabolism*; D019282:Wasting Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D058847:Inflammasomes; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I