Open AccessBugs to the rescue
Author(s) -
William A. Wells
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of cell biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.414
H-Index - 380
eISSN - 1540-8140
pISSN - 0021-9525
DOI - 10.1083/jcb1664rr1
Subject(s) - biology , commensalism , genetics , bacteria
![Graphic][1] A colon without commensals (bottom) cannot repair damage.Medzhitov/ElsevierBugs that live in our gut are not only not harmful but provide signals that maintain gut tissue integrity, according to Seth Rakoff-Nahoum, Ruslan Medzhitov, and colleagues (Yale University, New
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