Germs gone wild.
editorial · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 22561817.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1038/nm.2767 and PMC identifier 3698559.
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Abstract
The normally harmless behavior of bacteria in the intestinal tract is maintained by community structure and the integrity of host defenses. When either or both of these are compromised, a few disgruntled outcasts can cause a riot, taking down the whole neighborhood (pages 799-806).
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Calcium-Binding Proteins
- Escherichia coli
- Inflammasomes
- Intestines
- Metagenome
- Neuronal Apoptosis-Inhibitory Protein