Assertion: appendix | /r/CapableOf | act as safe house
Facets:
value: for beneficial bacteria
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: for commensal
type: PURPOSE
value: for useful bacteria
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: The appendix, therefore, may act as a "safe house" for beneficial bacteria.
text: The appendix, they said, is a safe haven where good bacteria could hang out until they were needed to repopulate the gut after a nasty case of diarrhea, for example.
text: Recent work shows the appendix is a safe place for useful bacteria when illness flushes those bacteria from the rest of the intestines.
text: The appendix, therefore, may act as a "safe house" for commensal ("good") bacteria.
text: The appendix, therefore, may act as a "safe house" for beneficial bacteria.