Interactions between the Gut Microbiome and Mucosal Immunoglobulins A, M, and G in the Developing Infant Gut
Antibodies are secreted into the gut and attach to roughly half of the trillions of bacterial cells present. When babies are born, the breastmilk supplies these antibodies until the baby’s own immune system takes over this task after a few weeks. The vast majority of these antibodies are IgA, but tw...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-11-01
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Series: | mSystems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00612-19 |