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Review
. 2009 Aug 20;6(2):104-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2009.07.009.

A gut feeling for microbes: getting it going between a parasite and its host

Eric Y Denkers  1
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A gut feeling for microbes: getting it going between a parasite and its host

Eric Y Denkers. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

We do not live in a sterile environment, but instead we are intimately associated with our commensal microbiota. Benson et al. (2009) suggest that host sensing of these microbes takes a pivotal role in getting the immune system up and running in response to a major intestinal parasite.

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