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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
SUBMITTER: Martin Handfield
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-12121 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Mans Jeffrey J JJ von Lackum Kate K Dorsey Cassandra C Willis Shaun S Wallet Shannon M SM Baker Henry V HV Lamont Richard J RJ Handfield Martin M
BMC genomics 20090818
<h4>Background</h4>The human microflora is known to be extremely complex, yet most pathogenesis research is conducted in mono-species models of infection. Consequently, it remains unclear whether the level of complexity of a host's indigenous flora can affect the virulence potential of pathogenic species. Furthermore, it remains unclear whether the colonization by commensal species affects a host cell's response to pathogenic species beyond the direct physical saturation of surface receptors, th ...[more]