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The amount of vitamin A-converting protein, shown in green, varies between the guts of normal mice (CV) and mice without gut bacteria (GF). Image courtesy Vaishnava Lab/Immunity

December 2018 0

Microbiomes of Mice and Men

Gut bacteria regulate the intestinal immune system by moderating vitamin A levels.

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