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A viral understudy for commensal bacteria

Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 13, page 4 (2015)Cite this article

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enteric viruses can have a supporting role too

A body of work has highlighted the crucial role of the intestinal microbiota in promoting the maturation of the immune system. Most studies have explored the contribution of commensal bacteria, but a new study by Kernbauer et al. shows that enteric viruses can have a supporting role too.

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  1. Kernbauer, E., Ding, Y. & Cadwell, K. An enteric virus can replace the beneficial function of commmensal bacteria. Nature http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13960 (2014)

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    Yvonne Bordon

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Bordon, Y. A viral understudy for commensal bacteria. Nat Rev Microbiol 13, 4 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3410

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