Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system

Andrew L. Kau, Philip P. Ahern, Nicholas W. Griffin, Andrew L. Goodman and Jeffrey I. Gordon ()
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Andrew L. Kau: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Philip P. Ahern: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Nicholas W. Griffin: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Andrew L. Goodman: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Jeffrey I. Gordon: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine

Nature, 2011, vol. 474, issue 7351, 327-336

Abstract: Abstract Marked changes in socio-economic status, cultural traditions, population growth and agriculture are affecting diets worldwide. Understanding how our diet and nutritional status influence the composition and dynamic operations of our gut microbial communities, and the innate and adaptive arms of our immune system, represents an area of scientific need, opportunity and challenge. The insights gleaned should help to address several pressing global health problems.

Date: 2011
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