Host Demise as a Beneficial Function of Indigenous Microbiota in Human Hosts

ABSTRACT The age structure of human populations is exceptional among animal species. Unlike with most species, human juvenility is extremely extended, and death is not coincident with the end of the reproductive period. We examine the age structure of early humans with models that reveal an extraord...

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Main Authors: Martin J. Blaser, Glenn F. Webb
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fc20f1fa9a024d3da35f05ebe78629de
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