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SUBMITTER: Mangalam A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5763484 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mangalam Ashutosh A Shahi Shailesh K SK Luckey David D Karau Melissa M Marietta Eric E Luo Ningling N Choung Rok Seon RS Ju Josephine J Sompallae Ramakrishna R Gibson-Corley Katherine K Patel Robin R Rodriguez Moses M David Chella C Taneja Veena V Murray Joseph J
Cell reports 20170801 6
The human gut is colonized by a large number of microorganisms (∼10<sup>13</sup> bacteria) that support various physiologic functions. A perturbation in the healthy gut microbiome might lead to the development of inflammatory diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Therefore, gut commensals might provide promising therapeutic options for treating MS and other diseases. We report the identification of human gut-derived commensal bacteria, Prevotella histicola, which can suppress experimental a ...[more]