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Harnessing microbiome and probiotic research in sub-Saharan Africa: recommendations from an African workshop

Authors :
Daniel Waweru
Remco Kort
Hamadi I Boga
Stephen Rulisa
Gregor Reid
Tobias R. Kollmann
Steve Kemp
Johanna Lindahl
Irene I Kavere
Alexandra Einerhand
Antony Sije
Wilbert Sybesma
Nicholas Nduti
Arnold N. Onyango
Hani El-Nezami
Rod Adam
Will Van Treuren
Seppo Salminen
Jonathan R. Swann
Pamela Awuor Ochieng
Eric M. Brown
Gregory B. Gloor
Eeva Salminen
Rocio Martin
Jael Obiero
Amee R. Manges
Wondu Mamo
Amy McMillan
Molecular Cell Physiology
AIMMS
Source :
Microbiome, Biology Publications, Reid, G, Nduti, N, Sybesma, W, Kort, R, Kollmann, T R, Adam, R, Boga, H, Brown, E M, Einerhand, A, El-Nezami, H, Gloor, G B, Kavere, I I, Lindahl, J, Manges, A, Mamo, W, Martin, R, McMillan, A, Obiero, J, Ochieng, P A, Onyango, A, Rulisa, S, Salminen, E, Salminen, S, Sije, A, Swann, J R, van Treuren, W, Wawery, D & Kemp, S J 2014, ' Harnessing microbiome and probiotic research in sub-Saharan Africa: recommendatiosn from an African workshop. ', Microbiome, vol. 2 . https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-2618-2-12, Microbiome, 1, 2, 1-13, Microbiome, 2. BioMed Central
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
BioMed Central, 2014.

Abstract

To augment capacity-building for microbiome and probiotic research in Africa, a workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, at which researchers discussed human, animal, insect, and agricultural microbiome and probiotics/prebiotics topics. Five recommendations were made to promote future basic and translational research that benefits Africans.<br />published_or_final_version

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20492618
Volume :
2
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Microbiome
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b706901394489e4ac8fc534203c0111d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-2618-2-12