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Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system

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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
    †Present address: Section of Microbial Pathogenesis and Microbial Diversity Institute, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06536, USA.)

  • Jeffrey I. Gordon

    (Center for Genome Sciences and Systems Biology, Washington University School of Medicine)

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.

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  • Andrew L. Kau & Philip P. Ahern & Nicholas W. Griffin & Andrew L. Goodman & Jeffrey I. Gordon, 2011. "Human nutrition, the gut microbiome and the immune system," Nature, Nature, vol. 474(7351), pages 327-336, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:474:y:2011:i:7351:d:10.1038_nature10213
    DOI: 10.1038/nature10213
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