Abstract

Common nutrients in our diet often affect our health through unexpected mechanisms. In a recent issue of Nature, Scott etal. show gut microbes convert dietary tryptophan into metabolites activating intestinal dopamine receptors, which can block attachment of bacterial pathogens to host cells.

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