Homework Help: bio

Posted by Rebekah on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 5:24pm.

What does this sentence mean?

"We propose that acetate produced by protective biofidobacterium improves intestinal defence mediated by epithelial cells and thereby protects the host against lethal infection"

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bio - PsyDAG, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 11:39am
What the bacteria produce (acetate) protects the organism from deadly infections.

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