A microbial perspective of human developmental biology

Mark R. Charbonneau, Laura V. Blanton, Daniel B. DiGiulio, David A. Relman, Carlito B. Lebrilla, David A. Mills and Jeffrey I. Gordon ()
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Mark R. Charbonneau: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Laura V. Blanton: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine
Daniel B. DiGiulio: Stanford University
David A. Relman: Stanford University
Carlito B. Lebrilla: University of California, Davis
David A. Mills: Foods for Health Institute, University of California, Davis
Jeffrey I. Gordon: Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine

Nature, 2016, vol. 535, issue 7610, 48-55

Abstract: Abstract When most people think of human development, they tend to consider only human cells and organs. Yet there is another facet that involves human-associated microbial communities. A microbial perspective of human development provides opportunities to refine our definitions of healthy prenatal and postnatal growth and to develop innovative strategies for disease prevention and treatment. Given the dramatic changes in lifestyles and disease patterns that are occurring with globalization, we issue a call for the establishment of 'human microbial observatories' designed to examine microbial community development in birth cohorts representing populations with diverse anthropological characteristics, including those undergoing rapid change.

Date: 2016
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