Differential Susceptibility of Bacteria to Mouse Paneth Cell α-Defensins under Anaerobic Conditions
Small intestinal Paneth cells secrete α-defensin peptides, termed cryptdins (Crps) in mice, into the intestinal lumen, where they confer immunity to oral infections and define the composition of the ileal microbiota. In these studies, facultative bacteria maintained under aerobic or anaerobic condit...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2014
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4220453/ |