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The importance of social networks—An ecological and evolutionary framework to explain the role of microbes in the aetiology of allergy and asthma

Jens Walter

Departments of Agricultural, Food, Nutritional Science and Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Liam O'Mahony,

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Liam O'Mahony

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Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland

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Liam O'Mahony, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.

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Jens Walter,

Jens Walter

Departments of Agricultural, Food, Nutritional Science and Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Liam O'Mahony,

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Liam O'Mahony

[email protected]

orcid.org/0000-0003-4705-3583

Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland

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Liam O'Mahony, Departments of Medicine and Microbiology, APC Microbiome Ireland, National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland.

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First published: 29 April 2019

https://doi.org/10.1111/all.13845

Citations: 25

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