Identification and Phylogeny of the First T Cell Epitope Identified from a Human Gut Bacteroides Species.

Host T cell reactivity toward gut bacterial epitopes has been recognized as part of disease pathogenesis. However, the specificity of T cells that recognize this vast number of epitopes has not yet been well described. After colonizing a C57BL/6J germ-free mouse with the human gut symbiotic bacteria...

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Main Authors: Maria Elisa Perez-Muñoz, Payal Joglekar, Yi-Ju Shen, Kuan Y Chang, Daniel A Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4670158?pdf=render