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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biol Trace Elem Res. 2019 Sep 5;192(1):69–82. doi: 10.1007/s12011-019-01877-2

Figure 1. Schematic representing the close interactions of a pathogen, microbiome and immune cells in the context of requirement for selenium.

Figure 1.

Several bacterial pathogens require selenium for adapting to host environment, particularly to the anaerobic environment. Host microbiome also requires selenium as selenium depletion leads to dysbiosis of microbiota. Host immune cells also require selenium for their optimum functions.