Investigating Human Diseases with the Microbiome

Metagenomics Bench to Bedside

Huijue Jia
Elsevier
226 pages
ISBN: 9780323913690
March 2022

This book is a summary of underlying principles for human health and disease studies from a microbiome point-of-view. From birth to old age, microbiomes in fecal, oral/nasal, vaginal, and skin samples contain important information that can predict disease risks in the future. The microbiome connects genetic and environmental factors and is poised to greatly facilitate precision medicine, including prevention, diagnosis and effective treatment of many complex diseases.