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Flora against the flu

Nature Reviews Immunology volume 11, pages 304–305 (2011)Cite this article

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Ichinohe et al. investigated the impact of an altered microbiome — which was induced by oral administration of a combination of antibiotics — on influenza virus infection. Interestingly, they found that antibiotic-treated mice displayed impaired humoral and cellular immune responses to influenza virus compared with control mice.

the immunological role of commensal bacteria is not restricted to the intestinal mucosa

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  1. Ichinohe, T. et al. Microbiota regulates immune defense against respiratory tract influenza A virus infection. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 14 March 2011 (doi:10.1073/pnas.1019378108)

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  1. Maria Papatriantafyllou
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Papatriantafyllou, M. Flora against the flu. Nat Rev Immunol 11, 304–305 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nri2982

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