Secretory IgA impacts the microbiota density in the human nose
Abstract Background Respiratory mucosal host defense relies on the production of secretory IgA (sIgA) antibodies, but we currently lack a fundamental understanding of how sIgA is induced by contact with microbes and how such immune responses may vary between humans. Defense of the nasal mucosal barr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40168-023-01675-y |