Transmission of the gut microbiota: spreading of health
Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 531 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.50
Authors: Hilary P. Browne, B. Anne Neville, Samuel C. Forster & Trevor D. Lawley
Transmission of commensal intestinal bacteria between humans could promote health by establishing, maintaining and replenishing microbial diversity in the microbiota of an individual. Unlike pathogens, the routes of transmission for commensal bacteria remain unappreciated and poorly understood, despite the likely commonalities between both. Consequently, broad
Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Hilary P. Browne B. Anne Neville Samuel C. Forster Trevor D. Lawley Tags: Review Source Type: research
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