Microbial memories.

Immunity

Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address:

Published: February 2021

The microbiota impedes pathogen invasion of the intestinal ecosystem, a phenomenon termed colonization resistance. In an upcoming issue of Cell, Stacy et al. describe host-initiated metabolite pathways that functionally alter the microbiota after primary infection, thereby augmenting colonization resistance to subsequent infection.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.immuni.2021.01.009DOI Listing

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