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host (Multitude), noun a many, a mass of, an abundance of, army, array, assembly, body, cloud, cluster, company, congregation, crowd, crush, flood, galaxy, group, herd, horde, jam, large amount, litter, nest, no end of, numbers, pack, panoply, school, scores, slew, storm host (Owner), noun barkeeper, bartender, hostess, hotel keeper, innkeeper, inviter, owner, owner of an estabbishment, proprietor, restaurant owner, saloon keeper, serving liquor, tavern keeper Associated concepts: host liability statute See also: body, collection, mass, plurality, quantity How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Stanley Falkow's investigations into the intimate relationships between bacteria and host cells followed his comment that, "The microbe is just trying to make a living. Recent studies have shown that Toxoplasma gondii stimulates host cells through TLR2 and TLR4, activates B lymphocytes, NK and NKT cells, and stimulates Interferongamma and NO production. But when too many host cells die, bacteria can kill a host before they're ready to jump ship--thus hurting the bacterial species' chances for survival. |
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