Pathogenic functions of host microbiota

Abstract Background It is becoming evident that certain features of human microbiota, encoded by distinct autochthonous taxa, promote disease. As a result, borders between the so-called opportunistic pathogens, pathobionts, and commensals are increasingly blurred, and specific targets for manipulati...

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Main Authors: Silke Rath, Tatjana Rud, André Karch, Dietmar Helmut Pieper, Marius Vital
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Microbiome
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0542-0