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Microbiota and the immune system: how the gut microbiome influences resistance to infection

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LQV is funded by CNPq grant numbers 304588/2013–0, 309789/2017–5, and 400729/2014–8, in part by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior, (CAPES) Finance Code 001 and FAPEMIG grant number CBB APQ-01993–12 (Brazil).

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Vieira, L.Q. Microbiota and the immune system: how the gut microbiome influences resistance to infection. Biophys Rev 13, 911–912 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12551-021-00906-6

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