Evolution of insect innate immunity through domestication of bacterial toxins
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2218334120
Abstract: Significance Several disease-causing bacteria produce toxins that damage host cells by triggering preprogrammed cell death. Two such bacterial toxins are called cytolethal distending toxin B and apoptosis-inducing protein of 56 kDa. We discovered that diverse… read more here.
Keywords: immunity domestication; two bacterial; bacterial toxins; innate immunity ... See more keywords
Contrasting Health Effects of Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes Lies in Their Genomes: Analysis of P450s, Ferredoxins, and Secondary Metabolite Clusters
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DOI: 10.3390/ijms23095057
Abstract: Species belonging to the bacterial phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes represent over 90% of the gastrointestinal microbiota. Changes in the ratio of these two bacterial groups were found to have contrasting health effects, including obesity and… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial groups; p450s ferredoxins; contrasting health; two bacterial ... See more keywords