• Microbiota and the control of blood-tissue barriers 

      Al-Asmakh, Maha; Hedin, Lars ( Taylor & Francis , 2015 , Article)
      The gastro-intestinal tract is an ecosystem containing trillions of commensal bacteria living in symbiosis with the host. These microbiota modulate a variety of our physiological processes, including production of vitamins, ...
    • Use of Germ-Free Animal Models in Microbiota-Related Research 

      Al-Asmakh, Maha; Zadjali, Fahad ( The Korean Society for Microbiology and Biotechnology , 2015 , Article)
      The large intestine is a home for trillions of microbiota, which confer many benefits on the host, including production of vitamins, absorption of nutrients, pathogen displacement, and development of the immune system. For ...