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US researchers decipher how one gut bacterium influences immunity

Drug Discovery World

A team led by researchers at HMS and the Broad has just accomplished the rare feat of connecting those dots for one important gut bacterium. The usual suspects for triggering an immune response would be a protein or a sugar,” said Clardy. muciniphila’s ability to manipulate the immune system and fight disease.