A backup for bacteria

Yao Wang and Julie K. Pfeiffer ()
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Yao Wang: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9048, USA.
Julie K. Pfeiffer: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-9048, USA.

Nature, 2014, vol. 516, issue 7529, 42-43

Abstract: The finding that intestinal viruses can substitute for intestinal bacteria to promote the health of their mammalian hosts raises the possibility that viruses in the gut may be beneficial in some circumstances. See Letter p.94

Date: 2014
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