Gut Dysbiosis in Animals Due to Environmental Chemical Exposures
The gut microbiome consists of over 103–104 microorganism inhabitants that together possess 150 times more genes that the human genome and thus should be considered an “organ” in of itself. Such communities of bacteria are in dynamic flux and susceptible to changes in host environment and body condi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-09-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2017.00396/full |