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A memory-based immune system may have evolved in vertebrates because of the need to recognize and manage complex communities of beneficial microbes.

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1. the Symbiosis Cluster and the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 53706, Wisconsin, USA
   Margaret McFall-Ngai

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McFall-Ngai, M. Care for the community.Nature 445, 153 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/445153a

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• Published: 10 January 2007
• Issue date: 11 January 2007
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/445153a