• What is the SA of GI tract?
• How big is the antigen load in GI tract and what does it consist of?
• Immunologically, what state is the GI tract in?
• Because of all this, what is the presence of bacterial microbiota in the gut essential for?
• How do we study the effects of the microbiota on the immune system?
• How many gut bacteria vs cells do we have in the body?
• What host factors stimulate bacterial growth?
• Dysbiosis
• What is the first line of defence the body has against pathogens?
• Peyer’s patches
• Why do enterocytes have such a short life span?
• Cholera
• What other causes of infectious diarrhoea (gastroenteritis) are there?