Salivary microbiota‐immune profiling in cirrhosis: Could this be the noninvasive strategy that will revolutionize prognostication in hepatology?
VC Patel, DL Shawcross - Hepatology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Humans are colonized by a diverse range of microbes, the most abundantly inhabited being
the gastrointestinal tract, which anatomically commences at the oral mucosa, with the
colonic lumen being the most densely populated. The gut microbiota consist mainly of
bacteria, but it is worth remembering that fungi, viruses, archaea, and protozoa are also
resident and active. As a composite, these microorganisms outnumber human cells by a
factor of 10. We can carry up to 2 kg of microbes within our gut, and these tens of trillions of …
the gastrointestinal tract, which anatomically commences at the oral mucosa, with the
colonic lumen being the most densely populated. The gut microbiota consist mainly of
bacteria, but it is worth remembering that fungi, viruses, archaea, and protozoa are also
resident and active. As a composite, these microorganisms outnumber human cells by a
factor of 10. We can carry up to 2 kg of microbes within our gut, and these tens of trillions of …