Projektnummer

0060193

Zusammenfassung

An assembly of about 100 trillion microorganisms comprising all three domains of life inhabits the human body. This so called microbiota impinges upon multiple aspects of human biology including nutrient acquisition, development of the immune system and even neurological function. But what dictates whether a microbe can colonize humans but not other mammals? The prevalent view is that our genes are the key determinant of who can infect us. This project challenges and transforms this notion by claiming that it is the composition of our microbiota - not our genes - that determines whethe...