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Enchained growth and cluster dislocation: A possible mechanism for microbiota homeostasis
Immunoglobulin A is a class of antibodies produced by the adaptive immune system and secreted into the gut lumen to fight pathogenic bacteria. We recently demonstrated that the main physical effect of these antibodies is to enchain daughter bacteria, i.e. to cross-link bacteria into clusters as they...
| Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6519844/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31050663 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006986 |