Abstract
The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine induces homotypic protection against tuberculosis and, surprisingly, heterotypic protection against other pathogens. New work shows that BCG vaccination causes leakage of microbial gut metabolites into circulation, which induces changes in alveolar macrophages protective against pneumonia.
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