Gut pathogens: invaders and turncoats in a complex cosmos

Gut pathogens: invaders and turncoats in a complex cosmos

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Abstract Intestinal infections and diarrhoeal diseases of humans are under-reported yet each account worldwide for more deaths liver than those from Tuberculosis.For external gut pathogens to do this they have to penetrate, survive and prosper in an established and defended ecosystem comprising the human gut with a massive immune system, a structured tight mucosal lining and a lumen densely occupied by a huge community of diverse bacteria adapted to their Audio Power Transistor environment and optimised in a balanced and mutually beneficial relationship with its host.