Getting to Know the Gut Microbial Diversity of Metropolitan Buenos Aires Inhabitants
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Frontiers in Microbiology 2019; 10 (965)
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Fil: Penas Steinhardt, Alberto. Instituto Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud. Fundación Barceló; Argentina.
In recent years, the field of immunology has been revolutionized by the growing understanding of the fundamental role of microbiota in the immune system function. The immune system has evolved to maintain a symbiotic relationship with these microbes. The aim of our study was to know in depth the uncharacterized metagenome of the Buenos Aires (BA) city population and its metropolitan area, being the second most populated agglomeration in the southern hemisphere. For this purpose, we evaluated 30 individuals (age: 35.23 8.26 years and BMI: 23.91 3.4 kg/m2), from the general population of BA.
In recent years, the field of immunology has been revolutionized by the growing understanding of the fundamental role of microbiota in the immune system function. The immune system has evolved to maintain a symbiotic relationship with these microbes. The aim of our study was to know in depth the uncharacterized metagenome of the Buenos Aires (BA) city population and its metropolitan area, being the second most populated agglomeration in the southern hemisphere. For this purpose, we evaluated 30 individuals (age: 35.23 8.26 years and BMI: 23.91 3.4 kg/m2), from the general population of BA.
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ARTICULO, MEDICINA