Intestinal Response To Infection Driven By DNA Of Good Bacteria

A new study shows that the DNA of so-called “good bacteria” that normally live in the intestines may help defend the body against infection. The findings, available Oct. 2 online in the journal Immunity, are reported by Yasmine Belkaid, Ph.D., and her colleagues in the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

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Filed under: GastroIntestinal / Gastroentorology on October 3rd, 2008