How Can We Define “Optimal Microbiota?”: A Comparative Review of Structure and Functions of Microbiota of Animals, Fish, and Plants in Agriculture

All multicellular organisms benefit from their own microbiota, which play important roles in maintaining the host nutritional health and immunity. Recently, the number of studies on the microbiota of animals, fish, and plants of economic importance is rapidly expanding and there are increasing expec...

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Main Authors: Wakako Ikeda-Ohtsubo, Sylvia Brugman, Craig H. Warden, Johanna M. J. Rebel, Gert Folkerts, Corné M. J. Pieterse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnut.2018.00090/full