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A major function of the microbiota is protection against colonization by pathogens and overgrowth of indigenous pathobionts that can result from the disruption of the healthy microbial community
Kamada et al. 2013a Nat Immunol. 14: 685-690

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Control of pathogens and pathobionts by the gut microbiota
Kamada et al. 2013a Nat Immunol. 14: 685-690
Microbiome and pathogen interaction with the immune system
Kogut et al. 2020 Poultry Science 99: 1906-1913
Review
Microbiota-mediated colonization resistance against intestinal pathogens
Buffie & Pamer 2013
Microbiota-mediated protection against antibiotic-resistant pathogens
Panwar et al. 2021 Genes Immun 22: 255-267
Review
Programing of an Intravascular Immune Firewall by the Gut Microbiota Protects against Pathogen Dissemination during Infection
McDonald et al. 2020 Cell Host & Microbe 28: 660-668
The intestinal microbiota: Antibiotics, colonization resistance, and enteric pathogens
Kim et al. 2017 Immunol Rev. 279(1): 90-105

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