Intestinal innate antiviral immunity and immunobiotics: beneficial effects against rotavirus infection

The mucosal tissues of the gastrointestinal tract are the main portal entry of pathogens such as rotavirus (RVs), which is a leading cause of death due to diarrhea among young children across the globe and a major cause of severe acute intestinal infection in livestock animals. The interactions betw...

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Main Authors: Julio Villena, Maria Guadalupe Vizoso Pinto, Haruki Kitazawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2016.00563/full