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19179677

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
The human bowel is host to a diverse group of bacteria with over 500 different bacterial species contributing to this diversity. Until recently these bacteria were regarded as residents without any specific functions. The last two decades have seen a radical change in our understanding of the interactions between the gut flora and their eukaryotic hosts and there is a growing appreciation of the spectrum of functions performed by these symbionts. Intestinal bacteria are recognized for their role in nutrient absorption, mucosal barrier function, angiogenesis, morphogenesis and postnatal maturation of intestinal cell lineages, intestinal motility and more importantly maturation of gut associated lymphoid tissue (GALT). Although gut flora are implicated in certain pathological disorders, their remarkable contributions to health and homeostasis of the host need to be recognized and understood.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0971-5916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
587-94
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbes in the gut: a digestable account of host-symbiont interactions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review