The gastrointestinal tract microbiome and potential link to Alzheimer's disease

Affiliations

¹ LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.
² LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.
³ Alchem Biotek , Toronto, ON , Canada.
⁴ LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Alchem Biotek , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.

Review

James M Hill et al. Front Neurol. 2014.

. 2014 Apr 4:5:43.

doi: 10.3389/fneur.2014.00043. eCollection 2014.

¹ LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Microbiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.
² LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.
³ Alchem Biotek , Toronto, ON , Canada.
⁴ LSU Neuroscience Center, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Department of Ophthalmology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA ; Alchem Biotek , Toronto, ON , Canada ; Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center , New Orleans, LA , USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease; BDNF; BMAA; Bacteroidetes; Firmicutes; evolution; genetic complexity; microbiome.

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