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The mammalian gastrointestinal tract, the site of digestion and nutrient absorption, harbors trillions of beneficial commensal microbes from all three domains of life. Commensal bacteria, in ...

Healthy humans harbor an enormous and diverse group of bacteria and other bugs that live within their intestines. These microbial partners provide beneficial aid in multiple ways -- from helping ...

Mucosal surfaces of mammals are exquisitely susceptible to colonization by pathogens and are populated by elaborate mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues that are rich in conventional and specialized ...

The microbiome has a profound influence on our health, but exactly how our resident bacteria wield their power is still unclear. A type of T cell appears to provide some answers for gastrointestinal ...

Signals from the bacteria that harmlessly -- and often beneficially -- inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract boost the immune system's ability to kill a major respiratory pathogen, Klebsiella ...

Mucosal pathogens are responsible for many severe infectious diseases, including influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronaviruses 1 and 2 (SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, respectively), ...

Anelloviruses, commensal viruses that display tropism and evade the immune system, are being harnessed by Ring Therapeutics, which is using its Anellogy platform to develop treatments for a range of ...