About this Research Topic
We cordially invite you to contribute original research articles, reviews, or shorter perspective articles on all aspects related to the theme of “The Microbiome in the Development of Gastrointestinal Diseases”. Expert articles describing mechanistic, functional, cellular, biochemical, or general basic or clinical aspects of microbiota functions in disease initiation and progression are highly welcome. Relevant topics include but are not limited to:
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
• Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
• Diabetes
• Celiac disease
• Gut-liver axis
• Fecal microbiota transfer (FMT)
• Functional dyspepsia
• Pathogenesis of diarrhea
• Colorectal cancer
• Microbiota bioimaging
• Intrinsic and extrinsic factors modulating microbiota
• Big data analysis of dysbiosis
Keywords: Gut microbiota, Gastrointestinal disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, Irritable bowel syndrome
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