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Review
. 2006 Feb;55(2):276-84.
doi: 10.1136/gut.2004.054098.

Layers of mutualism with commensal bacteria protect us from intestinal inflammation

C Mueller  1 , A J Macpherson
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Review

Layers of mutualism with commensal bacteria protect us from intestinal inflammation

C Mueller et al. Gut. 2006 Feb.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest: None declared.

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