Which area of gut microbiota research will have the greatest impact on your future clinical practice?
Implication of intestinal flora in the development of the immune system
35%
(185 votes)
The so-called “hygiene hypothesis” suggesting that limited exposure to bacteria, viruses or eukaryotic parasites stunts immune system development during childhood
12%
(63 votes)
Changes in human microbial communities being “implicated in the etiology and increased incidence of obesity and diabetes
22%
(114 votes)
Alteration of the microbiome through antibiotics which decreases populations of susceptible organisms, while allowing others to flourish
22%
(118 votes)
Smoking and the use of some medications which may alter the microbiome and contribute to the differential risk of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
9%
(46 votes)
Total Votes: 526
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