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The complex microbial community occupying the Intestine / Gastrointestinal Tract (Gut / GIT) plays a crucial role in preventing pathogen invasion through direct and indirect mechanisms, referred to as colonization resistance
Sorbara & Pamer 2019 Mucosal Immunol. 12: 1-9

The microbiota prevents the colonization of harmful organisms that could cause or exacerbate disease through the production of toxins or detrimental metabolites or through use of nutrients
Ducarmon et al. 2019 Microbiol. Mol. Biol. Rev. 83: e00007-19

The gut microbiota serves …