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The microbiota

Interactions between the immune system and microbiota influence local and systemic immune homeostasis. Nature Immunology presents a series of specially commissioned articles that discuss the reciprocal regulation between the host immune system and commensal microbiota, the dynamic interactions between commensals and pathogens, and emerging information on how resident viruses might influence immune homeostasis. The web focus also includes highlights of recent research in this area.

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Editorial

Focus on The microbiota

The world within p645

doi:10.1038/ni.2662

Evolutionarily shaped molecular and cellular interactions between bacterial commensals and the host immune system drive a mutually beneficial relationship.


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Perspectives

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Resident viruses and their interactions with the immune system pp654 – 659

Breck A Duerkop & Lora V Hooper

doi:10.1038/ni.2614


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Reviews

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The role of the immune system in governing host-microbe interactions in the intestine pp660 – 667

Eric M Brown, Manish Sadarangani & B Brett Finlay

doi:10.1038/ni.2611




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Control of pathogens and pathobionts by the gut microbiota pp685 – 690

Nobuhiko Kamada, Grace Y Chen, Naohiro Inohara & Gabriel Núñez

doi:10.1038/ni.2608


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