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

Microbiome

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Reid, Gregor ^a   Nduti, Nicholas ^b   Sybesma, Wilbert ^c   Kort, Remco ^c,d,t   Kollmann, Tobias R ^e   Adam, Rod ^f   Boga, Hamadi ^g   Brown, Eric M ^h   Einerhand, Alexandra ⁱ   El Nezami, Hani ^j   Gloor, Gregory B ^a   Kavere, Irene I ^k   Lindahl, Johanna ^l   Manges, Amee ^e   Mamo, Wondu ^m   Martin, Rocio ⁱ   McMillan, Amy ^a   Obiero, Jael ⁿ   Ochieng', Pamela A ^k   Onyango, Arnold ^k   Rulisa, Stephen ^o   Salminen, Eeva ^p   Salminen, Seppo ^q   Sije, Antony ^k   Swann, Jonathan R ^r   van Treuren, William ^s   Waweru, Daniel ^k   Kemp, Steve J ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Agriculture   (Kenya)

^c Yoba for Life Foundation   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^g Taita Taveta University   (Kenya)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

ⁱ Nutricia Nederland   (Netherlands)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^k JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^l INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^m ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

ⁿ INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^o UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^p UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^q TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^r UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^s UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^t VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFLATOXIN; PROBIOTIC AGENT; TRACE ELEMENT; YOGHURT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; BOVINAE; CHILD NUTRITION; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); EDUCATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; FUNDING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIOME; NONHUMAN; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STUDENT; TRAINING; WORKSHOP;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84925257937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20492618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-2618-2-12     Document Type: Article

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