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Gut-level decisions in peace and war

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The gut contains most of the immune cells in the body, yet fights off bacteria only if they are pathogenic, leaving commensal microbes largely unscathed. Two studies examine the basis for this effect.

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Figure 1: Cell dynamics under steady-state conditions and during Salmonella typhimurium infection.

Ann Thomson

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  1. Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy

    Maria Rescigno

  2. Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    Marcello Chieppa

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Rescigno, M., Chieppa, M. Gut-level decisions in peace and war. Nat Med 11, 254–255 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0305-254

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