Open AccessVeggies and Intact Grains a Day Keep the Pathogens Away
Author(s) -
Francesca S. Gazzaniga,
Dennis L. Kasper
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2016.10.047
Subject(s) - citrobacter rodentium , biology , mucus , citrobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , fiber , dietary fiber , genetics , ecology , enterobacteriaceae , pathogen , food science , escherichia coli , gene , chemistry , organic chemistry
In this issue of Cell, Desai et al. compare how dietary fiber affects the gut microbiota and susceptibility to disease. They find that a fiber-free diet promotes mucus-degrading bacteria and susceptibility to Citrobacter rodentium infection.
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