ArticleCell host & microbe2016
A Commensal Protozoan Strikes a Balance in the Gut.
Article in Cell host & microbe, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Mucosal microbial parasites/symbionts in health and disease: an integrative overview.Parasitology · 2019Article
- Symbiosis-inspired approaches to antibiotic discovery.Natural product reports · 2017Review
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Abstract
Gut commensals profoundly affect host immunity and intestinal homeostasis, but the impact of commensal eukaryotic protozoans is poorly understood. In a recent Cell paper, Chudnovskiy et al. (2016) identify a commensal protozoan, Tritrichomonas musculis, that can enhance anti-bacterial defenses, but at the cost of increasing intestinal inflammation.
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