Microbiota and associated disorders
“ (sidenote: Dysbiosis Generally defined as an alteration in the composition and function of the microbiota caused by a combination of environmental and individual-specific factors. Levy M, Kolodziejczyk AA, Thaiss CA, et al. Dysbiosis and the immune system. Nat Rev Immunol. 2017;17(4):219-232. ) ”, have you ever heard this word?
The dysbiosis is generally defined as an alteration in the composition and function of the microbiota caused by a combination of environmental and individual-specific factors1.
Many factors can disrupt the balance of our microbiota2.
This imbalance can have an impact on our health, and have been associated with a variety of diseases, such as diarrhea3, Crohn’s disease4, bacterial vaginosis5, atopic dermatitis6…
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- Hasan N, Yang H. Factors affecting the composition of the gut microbiota, and its modulation. PeerJ. 2019 Aug 16;7:e7502.
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