Viral Safeguard: The Enteric Virome Protects against Gut Inflammation.
In this issue of Immunity, Kweon and colleagues (2016) report a novel antiviral cocktail approach to specifically reduce the virome component of the intestinal microbiota. Using this strategy, they generate compelling evidence that the virome provides protection from gut inflammatory conditions.
College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, Emerging Pathogens Institute, 1600 SW Archer Road, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Electronic address: skarst@ufl.edu.
Stephanie M
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D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D064307:Microbiota