The human microbiota associated with overall health. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Xu, Xiaofei; Wang, Zhujun; Zhang, Xuewu
• Is Part Of: Critical reviews in biotechnology. Volume 35:Number 1(2015:Mar.)
• Page Start: 129
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Biotechnology -- Periodicals; Review Literature -- Periodicals; Public Health -- Periodicals; Environment -- Periodicals; Industry -- Periodicals; Biotechnology; Review Literature; Public Health; Environment; Industry; 660.6
• DOI: 10.3109/07388551.2013.819485
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0738-8551

Abstract

<abstract> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Human body harbors diverse microbes, the main components include bacteria, eukaryotes and viruses. Emerging evidences show that the human microbiota is intrinsically linked with overall health. The development of next-generation sequencing provides an unprecedented opportunity to investigate the complex microbial communities that are associated with the human body. Many factors like host genetics and environmental factors have a major impact on the composition and dynamic changes of human microbiota. The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the relationship between human health and human microbiota (skin, nasal, throat, oral, vaginal and gut microbiota), then to focus on the factors modulating the composition of the microbiota and the future challenges to manipulate the microbiota for personalized health.</p> </abstract>