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. 2017 Apr 12;21(4):419-420.
doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2017.03.012.

Living in Peace: Host-Microbiota Mutualism in the Skin

Daniel J Campbell  1 , Meghan A Koch  2
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Living in Peace: Host-Microbiota Mutualism in the Skin

Daniel J Campbell et al. Cell Host Microbe. .
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Abstract

Commensal microbes colonize the skin where they promote immune development and prevent infection without inducing damaging inflammatory responses. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Scharschmidt et al. (2017) show that during hair follicle development, commensals induce regulatory T cell migration to the skin to ensure cutaneous homeostasis.

Keywords: commensals; mutualism; regulatory T cells.

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