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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 17:12:732127.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.732127. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: The Immunological Implications of the Hygiene Hypothesis

Petra Ina Pfefferle  1 , Idoia Postigo  2 , Holger Garn  3
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Editorial: The Immunological Implications of the Hygiene Hypothesis

Petra Ina Pfefferle et al. Front Immunol. .
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Keywords: bacteria; environment; hygiene hypothesis; inflammation; microbiome; parasites.

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