Vincent, Michael, and Ivo review the requirement for segmented, filamentous bacteria for the induction of a specific type of helper T cell in the gut.

Links for this episode:

Induction of Th17 cells by segmented filamentous bacteria (Cell)
Segmented filamentous bacteria take the stage (Nature)
Genome of segmented filamentous bacteria reveals auxotrophy (Cell)
Segmented filamentous bacteria and diabetes protection (PNAS)

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