Signaling in Host-Associated Microbial Communities
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چکیده
Human-associated microbiota form and stabilize communities based on interspecies interactions. We review how these microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions are communicated to shape communities over a human's lifespan, including periods of health and disease. Modeling and dissecting signaling in host-associated communities is crucial to understand their function and will open the door to therapies that prevent or correct microbial community dysfunction to promote health and treat disease.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cell
دوره 164 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016