De-escalation of Conflict (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

De-escalation of Conflict

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De-escalation of conflict can reduce costs associated with conflict to both host and microbiota. Host immune tolerance may have evolved as a strategy of managing conflict between host and microbiome, reducing costly host inflammation and microbiota virulence in the microbiome.

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Jason Drees for the Biodesign Institute

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