Transmission of the gut microbiota: spreading of health.
Nat Rev Microbiol
; 15(9): 531-543, 2017 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28603278
ABSTRACT
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 infection control measures that are designed to prevent pathogen transmission and infection, such as oversanitation and the overuse of antibiotics, may inadvertently affect human health by altering normal commensal transmission. In this Review, we discuss the mechanisms and factors that influence host-to-host transmission of the intestinal microbiota and examine how a better understanding of these processes will identify new approaches to nurture and restore transmission routes that are used by beneficial bacteria.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Population Dynamics
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Bacterial Translocation
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Gastrointestinal Microbiome
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Nat Rev Microbiol
Journal subject:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Year:
2017
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Reino Unido