Diversity of the human gastrointestinal microbiota

作者:Rajilic Stojanovic Mirjana*; De Vos Willem M
来源:Agro Food Industry Hi-Tech, 2007, 18(2): 15-19.

摘要

Our gastro-intestinal tract is populated by reportedly the densest microbial ecosystem that is essential for the digestion of foods and affects health. The basic understanding of the human microbiota is rapidly expanding by the implementation of molecular approaches that obviate the need for microbial cultivation as well as by a variety of functional, comparative and metagenomics developments. This report aims to provide an overview of the most relevant molecular techniques to describe the microbiota in our gastrointestinal tract within a historic perspective and with specific attention for its association with health and disease.

  • 出版日期2007-4