Insights of Gut Microbiota: Probiotics and Bioactive Compounds

Abstract

The human body harbors a multitude of microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, archaea, and viruses, which exist in a symbiotic relationship with their host. The entirety of these commensals is referred to as the microbiota, and their collective genomic information as the human microbiome. The human microbiome has emerged as a crucial component in health and disease. It is becoming increasingly recognized that the microbiome can change our health status, or switch on a wide range of diseases including cancer, cardio-metabolic diseases, allergies, and obesity. In this way, probiotics and bioactive compounds may modulate the gut microbiota. The objective of this Research Topic is to show how probiotics and bioactive compounds can modulate the intestinal microbiota...