Assignment:
Questions:
1. What is the human microbiome?
2. What physiological systems can alterations in the microbiome affect?
3. What can change our microbiomes for the better or worse?
4. What would an excess of Firmecutes compared to Bacteriodetes in the gut microbiome mean for an individual?
Readings:
The Host Microbiome Regulates and Maintains Human Health: A Primer and Perspective for Non-Microbiologists
By Sunil Thomas, Jacques Izard