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Review
. 2018 Oct 30;10(1):80.
doi: 10.1186/s13073-018-0592-8.

Targeting the microbiome: from probiotics to fecal microbiota transplantation

Alexander Khoruts  1
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Review

Targeting the microbiome: from probiotics to fecal microbiota transplantation

Alexander Khoruts. Genome Med. .

Abstract

The modern techniques of microbiome science can be applied to the development and evaluation of all microbiota-directed products, including probiotics and fecal microbiota transplantation.

Keywords: Colonization resistance; Fecal microbiota transplantation; Microbiome; Microbiota; Probiotics.

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Authors’ information

AK is an Advisory Board Member for the American Gastroenterological Association Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education.

Competing interests

AK received partial research funding from Finch Therapeutics.

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