Gut Microbiome in Inflammation and Chronic Enteric Infections

Constant accumulation of our knowledge over the past few decades has established gut microflora as an essential part of the human body. A balanced gut flora helps its host to thrive, while an imbalanced gut flora can lead to many acute (e.g., diarrhea, vo

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Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Health and Diseases

Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Health and Diseases

Debabrata Biswas  •  Shaik O. Rahaman Editors

Gut Microbiome and Its Impact on Health and Diseases

Editors Debabrata Biswas Department of Animal and Avian Sciences University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD, USA

Shaik O. Rahaman Department of Nutrition and Food Science University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD, USA

Center for Food Safety and Security Systems University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA Molecular and Cellular Biology, Biology Program University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD, USA

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Contents

 Contribution of Human and Animal to the Microbial World and Ecological Balance������������������������������������������������������������������������    1 Zajeba Tabashsum, Zabdiel Alvarado-Martinez, Ashely Houser, Joselyn Padilla, Nishi Shah, and Alana Young  Determinants of the Gut Microbiota��������������������������������������������������������������   19 Arunachalam Muthaiyan  Effects of Diet on Human Gut Microbiome and Subsequent Influence on Host Physiology and Metabolism ����������������   63 Bryna Rackerby, Daria Van De Grift, Jang H. Kim, and Si Hong Park  Probiotics and Prebiotics on Intestinal Flora and Gut Health��������������������   85 Mengfei Peng, Nana Frekua Kennedy, Andy Truong, Blair Arriola, and Ahlam Akmel  Role of the Gut Flora in Human Nutrition and Gut Health������������������������  105 Zabdiel Alvarado-Martinez, Step