title: Effects of environmental pollutants on gut microbiota.
abstract: Environmental pollutants have become an increasingly common health hazard in the last several decades. Recently, a number of studies have demonstrated the profound relationship between gut microbiota and our health. Gut microbiota are very sensitive to drugs, diet, and even environmental pollutants. In this review, we discuss the possible effects of environmental pollutants including antibiotics, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, nanomaterials, and food additives on gut microbiota and their subsequent effects on health. We emphasize that gut microbiota are also essential for the toxicity evaluation of environmental pollution. In the future, more studies should focus on the relationship between environmental pollution, gut microbiota, and human health.
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
authors.forename: Yuanxiang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
authors.forename: Sisheng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
authors.forename: Zhaoyang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.affiliation: College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China. Electronic address: azwfu@zjut.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Zhengwei
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fu
mesh_terms: D004063:Digestion / Q000187:drug effects*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants
keywords: Environmental pollutants; Gut microbiota; Health; Toxicity