title: Do diverticula provide a unique niche for microbiota which can lead to activation of the innate immune system?
authors.affiliation: NIHR Biomedical Research Unit in Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Robin C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Spiller
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.|Department of Clinical Microbiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Tim J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Sloan
mesh_terms: D004240:Diverticulum; D006801:Humans; D007107:Immune System; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; D064307:Microbiota
keywords: DIVERTICULAR DISEASE; INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS; INTESTINAL MICROBIOLOGY