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The microbiome of household dust is correlated to the childhood risk of allergy, asthma and phenotypes connected to these ailments. [63] [64] [65] The impact of the microbiome of the built environment on the risk of allergy and asthma and other inflammatory or immune conditions is a possible mechanism underlying what is known as the hygiene ...
The microbiome is defined as a characteristic microbial community occupying a reasonable well-defined habitat which has distinct physio-chemical properties. The microbiome not only refers to the microorganisms involved but also encompass their theatre of activity, which results in the formation of specific ecological niches.
Microbiota include bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, and viruses, [2] [3] and have been found to be crucial for immunologic, hormonal, and metabolic homeostasis of their host. The term microbiome describes either the collective genomes of the microbes that reside in an ecological niche or else the microbes themselves. [4] [5] [6]
The mycobiome, mycobiota, or fungal microbiome, is the fungal community in and on an organism. [1] [2] [3] The word “mycobiome” comes from the ancient Greek μύκης (mukēs), meaning "fungus" with the suffix “biome” derived from the Greek βίος (bíos), meaning “life.” The term was first coined in the 2009 paper by Gillevet et ...
The microbiome is dynamic: it varies between individuals, over time, and can influenced by both endogenous and exogenous forces. [ 2 ] Abundant research in invertebrates [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] has shown that endosymbionts may be transmitted vertically to oocytes or externally transmitted during oviposition. [ 6 ]
The root microbiome (also called rhizosphere microbiome) is the dynamic community of microorganisms associated with plant roots. [1] Because they are rich in a variety of carbon compounds, plant roots provide unique environments for a diverse assemblage of soil microorganisms, including bacteria , fungi , and archaea .
In 2014, the Earth Microbiome project proposed a broad initiative to identify the diversity and importance of the microbiota in different ecosystems across the planet, including free-living microbiota (in water and terrestrial systems) and host associated-microbiota (associated with plants and animals).
When known microbiota are introduced to a germ-free organism, it usually is referred to as a gnotobiotic organism, however technically speaking, germ-free organisms are also gnotobiotic because the status of their microbial community is known. [2] Due to lacking a microbiome, many germ-free organisms exhibit health deficits such as defects in ...