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Surveying Gut Microbiome Research in Africans: Toward Improved Diversity and Representation.
Surveying Gut Microbiome Research in Africans: Toward Improved Diversity and Representation. Trends in microbiology Brewster, R. n., Tamburini, F. B., Asiimwe, E. n., Oduaran, O. n., Hazelhurst, S. n., Bhatt, A. S. 2019Abstract
Descriptive and translational investigations into the human gut microbiome (GM) are rapidly expanding; however, studies are largely restricted to industrialized populations in the USA and Europe. Little is known about microbial variability and its implications for health and disease in other parts of the world. Populations in Africa are particularly underrepresented. What limited research has been performed has focused on a few subject domains, including the impact of long-term lifestyle and dietary factors on GM ecology, its maturation during infancy, and the interrelationships between the microbiome, infectious disease, and undernutrition. Recently, international consortia have laid the groundwork for large-scale genomics and microbiome studies on the continent, with a particular interest in the epidemiologic transition to noncommunicable disease. Here, we survey the current landscape of GM scholarship in Africa and propose actionable recommendations to improve research capacity and output.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.tim.2019.05.006
View details for PubMedID 31178123