title: [The microbiome: just a hype or really important?].
abstract: Many people question if the current microbiome research trend really does have medical implications for patients or if it is just hype to generate research funding. Cumulative funding for the microbiome likely runs into hundreds of millions and over the last five years there has been rapid and exponential growth of microbiome-related publications. Here we examine if the microbiome has any real relevance in current clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Academisch Medisch Centrum, afd. Inwendige Geneeskunde en Infectieziekten en Center for Experimental Molecular Medicine (CEMM), Amsterdam.
authors.forename: Vanessa C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: W J Joost
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wiersinga
mesh_terms: D044822:Biodiversity; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008829:Microbiology / Q000639:trends*; D064307:Microbiota; D012106:Research