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. 2018 Nov 6:7:e42676.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.42676.

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Renata C Matos  1   2 , François Leulier  1   2
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Renata C Matos et al. Elife. .

Abstract

Aeromonas bacteria living in the gut of zebrafish produce a specific molecule to pacify the immune system of their host.

Keywords: Aeromonas; AimA; immunology; infectious disease; inflammation; lipocalin; microbiology; microbiome; mutualism; zebrafish.

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RM, FL No competing interests declared

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