TWiM #33: Tuning the immune organ
- Author
- American Society for Microbiology
- Published
- Wed 16 May 2012
- Episode Link
- http://www.microbeworld.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1197:twim-33-tuning-the-immune-organ&catid=107:this-week-in-microbiology&Itemid=275
Vincent, Michael, and Ivo review the requirement for segmented, filamentous bacteria for the induction of a specific type of helper T cell in the gut.
Links for this episode:
- Induction of Th17 cells by segmented filamentous bacteria (Cell)
- Segmented filamentous bacteria take the stage (Nature)
- Genome of segmented filamentous bacteria reveals auxotrophy (Cell)
- Segmented filamentous bacteria and diabetes protection (PNAS)
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