Blood type and the microbiome- untangling a complex relationship with lessons from pathogens.
Curr Opin Microbiol
; 56: 59-66, 2020 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32663769
ABSTRACT
The complex communities of microbes that constitute the human microbiome are influenced by host and environmental factors. Here, we address how a fundamental aspect of human biology, blood type, contributes to shaping this microscopic ecosystem. Although this question remains largely unexplored, we glean insights from decades of work describing relationships between pathogens and blood type. The bacterial strategies, molecular mechanisms, and host responses that shaped those relationships may parallel those that characterize how blood type and commensals interact. Understanding these nuanced interactions will expand our capacity to analyze and manipulate the human microbiome.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Symbiosis
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Bacteria
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Bacterial Infections
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Blood Group Antigens
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Microbiota
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Opin Microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
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