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. 2021 Jul 2;224(1):5-8.
doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa706.

Refocusing Human Microbiota Research in Infectious and Immune-mediated Diseases: Advancing to the Next Stage

Maria Y Giovanni  1 , Johanna S Schneider  1 , Thomas Calder  2 , Anthony S Fauci  1
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Refocusing Human Microbiota Research in Infectious and Immune-mediated Diseases: Advancing to the Next Stage

Maria Y Giovanni et al. J Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Changes in the microbiota are associated with disease susceptibility, immune system development, and responses to treatment. Refocusing research to elucidate the causal links between the human microbiota and infectious and immune-mediated diseases will be critical to harnessing its power to prevent, diagnose, and treat such diseases.

Keywords: Immune mediated diseases; Infectious Diseases; microbiome.

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