Immune recognition of putative alien microbial structures: Host-pathogen interactions in the age of space travel.

Human space travel is on the verge of visiting Mars and, in the future, even more distant places in the solar system. These journeys will be also made by terrestrial microorganisms (hitchhiking on the bodies of astronauts or on scientific instruments) that, upon arrival, will come into contact with...

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Main Authors: Mihai G Netea, Jorge Domínguez-Andrés, Marc Eleveld, Huub J M Op den Camp, Jos W M van der Meer, Neil A R Gow, Marien I de Jonge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1008153