Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2035102 | Cell | 2016 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
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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Authors
Michael A. Fischbach, Julia A. Segre,