Gut microbiota maturation during early human life induces enterocyte proliferation via microbial metabolites

The intestinal tract undergoes a period of cellular maturation during early life, primarily characterized by the organization of epithelial cells into specialized crypt and villus structures. These processes a...

Source: BMC Microbiology - July 11, 2020 Category: Microbiology Authors: Michael W. Dougherty, Oleksandr Kudin, Marcus M ühlbauer, Josef Neu, Raad Z. Gharaibeh and Christian Jobin Tags: Research article Source Type: research