Title |
EDITORIAL] Gut microbiomes and their metabolites shape human and animal health |
Author |
Woojun Park* |
Address |
Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea |
Bibliography |
Journal of Microbiology, 56(3),151-153, 2018,
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DOI |
10.1007/s12275-018-0577-8
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Key Words |
immunity, probiotics, disease, symbiosis, gut, rumen |
Abstract |
The host genetic background, complex surrounding environments,
and gut microbiome are very closely linked to human
and animal health and disease. Although significant correlations
between gut microbiota and human and animal health
have been revealed, the specific roles of each gut bacterium
in shaping human and animal health and disease remain
unclear. However, recent omics-based studies using experimental
animals and surveys of gut microbiota from unhealthy
humans have provided insights into the relationships among
microbial community, their metabolites, and human and animal
health. This editorial introduces six review papers that
provide new discoveries of disease-associated microbiomes
and suggest possible microbiome-based therapeutic approaches
to human disease. |