Enteric infection and inflammation alter gut microbial ecology

John F Rawls

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2007.07.006

Enteric infection and inflammation alter gut microbial ecology

Cell Host Microbe. 2007 Aug 16;2(2):73-4. doi: 10.1016/j.chom.2007.07.006.

Author

John F Rawls¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA. jfrawls@med.unc.edu

Abstract

The complex microbial community residing within the intestine plays important roles in host defense. However, the impact of enteric infection and inflammation on this resident community has not been fully explored. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Lupp and coworkers reveal that the composition of the intestinal microbiota changes in distinctive ways in response to infection and inflammation.

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MeSH terms

Ecosystem
Enterobacteriaceae / pathogenicity
Enterobacteriaceae / physiology*
Enterobacteriaceae Infections / physiopathology*
Humans
Inflammation / microbiology*
Inflammation / physiopathology*
Intestinal Diseases / microbiology*
Intestinal Diseases / physiopathology*

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