Sentences with phrase «of microbial invaders»
About 30 years ago, scientists found a link between MS and certain variants in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), a cluster of genes that help the immune system distinguish between the body's own proteins and those of microbial invaders.
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«Perhaps even more exciting are the implications of the study for microbial ecology, since it suggests our unique microbial residents are tuned to the environment of our body — our genetics, diet, and developmental history — in such a way that they stick with us and help to fend off less - friendly microbial invaders over time.»
When we think of how we fight disease, the image of cells in our immune system fending off microbial invaders often comes to mind.
The immune system maintains a rich abundance of «natural killer» cells to confront microbial invaders, but as the body gains the upper hand in various infections it sometimes starts to produce even more of the cells.
«We expect that protective associations with antibiotic - producing bacteria is a common strategy of insects against microbial invaders.»
The hallmark of vertebrate immune systems is their ability to «remember» an infection and mount specific attacks against microbial invaders the next time they come knocking.
By studying liverworts - which diverged from other land plants early in the history of plant evolution - researchers from the Sainsbury Laboratory at the University of Cambridge have found that the relationship between plants and filamentous microbes not only dates back millions of years, but that modern plants have maintained this ancient mechanism to accommodate and respond to microbial invaders.
The impact of failure: unsuccessful bacterial invasions steer the soil microbial community away from the invader's niche — C. A. Mallon — The ISME Journal
Dr. Mazmanian explains further that our body relies on an immune system which is capable of recognizing friend from foe, microbial invaders that might make us sick and the harmless bacteria that are always inside us which confer benefits to us.