The importance of the human microbiome for human health

Michael Schloter, Matea Kostric, Anne Schöler, Nicole Treichel, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Gabriele Berg

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Abstract

The human microbiome drives important functional traits like transformation of food, generation of vitamins, stimulation of the immune system and defense from pathogens, which can be considered as the key for human health and disease. In this short note we present a brief overview on recent developments, perspectives for human health and emerging challenges in the field of human health research.

Translated title of the contributionDie Bedeutung des humanen Mikrobioms für die menschliche Gesundheit
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-40
Number of pages2
JournalBioSpektrum
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2015
Externally publishedYes

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