The theory of disappearing microbiota and the epidemics of chronic diseases

Nature Reviews Immunology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 461-463

  Blaser, Martin J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMENSAL; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INCIDENCE; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THEORY; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EVOLUTION; IMMUNE SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MICROBIOTA;

EID: 85026406060     PISSN: 14741733     EISSN: 14741741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nri.2017.77     Document Type: Review

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