Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) have received funding to study the concept of using modified strains of probiotic bacteria - that are already part of the human gut microbiome - to stimulate the formation of antibodies against the flu virus in the body's mucosal membranes. Respiratory viruses like influenza infect the body through mucosal membranes, and the proof-of-concept project will help evaluate whether snippets of influenza proteins - tiny fragments of the virus - could be added to two common bacterial strains to create the antibody response.

https://www.miragenews.com/probiotic-bacteria-may-enhance-influenza-1080923/

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