ANALYSIS OF THE RELEVANCE OF MICROFLORA STABILIZATION AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE IT

Abstract

There is growing recognition of the connection between human health and gut bacteria.  It is now commonly known that a healthy gut flora plays a major role in the host's general health.  The normal human gut microbiota comprises of two major phyla, namely Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes.  Even though an infant's gut microbiota seems random, by the time they are three years old, it begins to resemble the adult flora.  However, throughout a person's life, there are differences in the microbial dispersal from the esophagus to the rectum in both space and time.  Scientists can now examine these microorganisms, their roles, and the interactions between microbes and their hosts in both health and sickness in great detail because to advancements in genome sequencing tools and bioinformatics. A healthy gut microbiota has a specialized role in immunomodulation, pathogen defense, xenobiotic and drug metabolism, host nutrition metabolism, and gut mucosal barrier structural integrity.