title: Community health care: therapeutic opportunities in the human microbiome.
abstract: We are never alone. Humans coexist with diverse microbial species that live within and upon us--our so-called microbiota. It is now clear that this microbial community is essentially another organ that plays a fundamental role in human physiology and disease. Basic and translational research efforts have begun to focus on deciphering mechanisms of microbiome function--and learning how to manipulate it to benefit human health. In this Perspective, we discuss therapeutic opportunities in the human microbiome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. jsonnenburg@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Justin L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sonnenburg
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fischbach
mesh_terms: D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D054892:Metagenome