title: Classifying Aging As a Disease: The Role of Microbes.
authors.affiliation: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lustgarten
keywords: Alzheimer's disease; aging; cancer; cardiovascular disease (CVD); inflammation; insulin resistance; oxidative stress; telomere shortening