Intestinal microbiota programming of alveolar macrophages influences severity of respiratory viral infection
A. T. Gewirtz, V. Ngo, C. Lieber, R. K. Plemper, K. Sakomoto, M. P. Kuczma, H.-j. Kang
The paper shows that segmented filamentous bacteria reprogram alveolar macrophages to enhance non-inflammatory defense against respiratory viruses.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2023Immunology