From Hype to Hope: The Gut Microbiota in Enteric Infectious Disease.

McKenney, Peter T; Pamer, Eric G · Cell · 2015

review · Level V

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Abstract

One of the clearest functions of the gut microbiota in humans is resistance to colonization by enteric bacterial pathogens. Reconstitution of the microbiota offers an exciting therapeutic approach, but great challenges must be overcome.

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