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Microbiome 101

3/20/2019
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_____ diversity is associated with selected diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome.
Special type of (mostly) fiber that serves as fuel for certain "good" bacteria in the gut. By selectively nourishing these bacteria, they confer specific health benefits.
Personalized diet approach with a focus on limiting microbial fermentation to manage GI symptoms.
A measure of diversity - the number of different microbes.
A microbial imbalance or maladaptation on or inside the body, such as an impaired microbiota.
The three proposed central pathways in which the microbiome affects the body are: Metabolism, Gut-Brain-Axis, and _______.
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The collection of microbial genomes in a defined environment.
More diverse ____ diets are associated with greater microbial diversity.
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Special live bacteria that, when administered in adequate amounts, provide a health benefit.
The collection of microorganisms living in a defined environment.
Current microbiome research has focused on this, and not on function.
The "I" in OGSIM
The gut microbiome differs by this.
Gut microbiome responds to diet/fiber within ______ of reaching the lower intestine.