Sentences with phrase «whether changes in their microbiome»

What is most exciting at this stage is that we have mouse models that let us establish whether changes in the microbiome are causes or effects of disease.

The next step is to go into the lab and try to test whether these changes in the microbiome actually cause diabetes.»

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The study adds to knowledge of how microbes colonize our skin and how much our microbial communities — or microbiomes — change when we contact other people or surfaces, whether it's a doorknob at home or medical equipment in a hospital.

«Regardless of whether you're in a closed or open environment, there's always a constant exchange of microbes between a host and their environment, and that constant exposure has impacts on health; for example it can lead to changes in a host's immune system that help the host stave off pathogens,» said Argonne's Jack Gilbert, an author of the study and the director of The Microbiome Center, a joint Argonne, University of Chicago and Marine Biological Laboratory program.

The biggest mystery in the microbiome field is whether microbial changes are a cause or an effect of problems with the immune system, Dongari - Bagtzoglou says.

The researchers are also exploring whether there are any non-target effects by measuring changes in the bat skin microbiome (both fungal and bacterial communities).