Infection induces friendly fire

David Masopust () and Vaiva Vezys ()
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David Masopust: Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
Vaiva Vezys: Center for Immunology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.

Nature, 2012, vol. 490, issue 7418, 41-43

Abstract: Our immune system usually ignores 'friendly' gut bacteria. But when infection with a pathogen damages the intestine's mucosal lining, the resident microbes can invade the body, inducing immune responses directed at themselves.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1038/490041a

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