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Human Microbiota of the Argentine Population- A pilot study [PDF]
, 2016 The human microbiota is the collection of microorganisms living in or on the human body. An imbalance or dysbiosis in these microbial communities can be associated with a wide variety of human diseases (Petersen and Round, 2014; Pham and Lawley, 2014 ...
Brun, Bianca +10 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2017 Background Advancements in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies regarding throughput, read length and accuracy had a major impact on microbiome research by significantly improving 16S rRNA amplicon sequencing. As rapid improvements in sequencing
Imane Allali +10 more
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Sex Differences in Fecal Microbiome Composition and Function of Dromedary Camels in Saudi Arabia
Animals, 2022 The gastrointestinal microbiome plays a significant role in diet digestion and the energy production of its host. Several factors that affect the gastrointestinal microbiota composition were studied in camels.
Haitham Elbir, Naser Abdullah Alhumam
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Gut Microbiome and Gastrointestinal Cancer
Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 2016 Gastrointestinal (GI) cancers are the leading cause of mortality worldwide. These cancers are the end result of a complex interplay between gene and environment. Bacteria, parasites, and viruses have been implicated in some cancers. Recent data have put at focus the gut microbiome as the key player firing tumorigenesis.
Nurdan Tözün, Eser Vardareli
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A yeast fermentate improves gastrointestinal discomfort and constipation by modulation of the gut microbiome : results from a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled pilot trial [PDF]
, 2017 Background: Constipation and symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort such as bloating are common among otherwise healthy individuals, but with significant impact on quality of life.
Marzorati, Massimo +6 more
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Intestinal dysbiosis and inflammation in cystic fibrosis impacts gut and multi-organ axes
Medicine in Microecology, 2022 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem genetic disease which affects numerous organs in the body. Patients with CF exhibit profound alterations in the gastrointestinal microbiome, characterised by an increase in pathogenic bacteria and reduction in ...
Hannah E. Wrigley-Carr +2 more
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From metagenomics to the metagenome: Conceptual change and the rhetoric of translational genomic research [PDF]
, 2009 As the international genomic research community moves from the tool-making efforts of the Human Genome Project into biomedical applications of those tools, new metaphors are being suggested as useful to understanding how our genes work – and for ...
Huss, John Edward, Juengst, Eric Thomas
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Spatial heterogeneity of the shorebird gastrointestinal microbiome [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2020 The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) consists of connected structures that vary in function and physiology, and different GIT sections potentially provide different habitats for microorganisms. Birds possess unique GIT structures, including the oesophagus, proventriculus, gizzard, small intestine, caeca and large intestine.
Kirsten Grond +2 more
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2017 The gastrointestinal microbiome is crucial in human health. With greater than 10 times the cell count of an individual, the gastrointestinal microbiome provides many benefits to the host.
Guangtao Huang +10 more
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Bile Acid Receptor Therapeutics Effects on Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]
, 2020 In the past ten years, our understanding of the importance of bile acids has expanded from fat absorption and glucose/lipid/energy homeostasis into potential therapeutic targets for amelioration of chronic cholestatic liver diseases.
Alpini, Gianfranco +4 more
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