| Literature DB >> 20178858 |
Manuela Sironi1, Mario Clerici.
Abstract
The hygiene hypothesis relies on the assumption that humans have adapted to a pathogen-rich environment that no longer exists in industrialized societies. Recent advances in molecular immunology and population genetics allow deeper insight into the evolution and co-evolution of host-pathogen interactions and, therefore, into the foundations of the hygiene hypothesis. Copyright 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20178858 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2010.02.002
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Microbes Infect ISSN: 1286-4579 Impact factor: 2.700