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# [http://www.oragenics.com/about] Oragenics, a company devoted to engineering the oral microbiome.
 
# [http://www.oragenics.com/about] Oragenics, a company devoted to engineering the oral microbiome.
# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12369203] Hillman J.D. (2002) Genetically modified ''Streptococcus mutans'' for the prevention of dental caries. ''Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek'' '''82'''::361-366.
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# [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12369203] Hillman, J.D. (2002) Genetically modified ''Streptococcus mutans'' for the prevention of dental caries. ''Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek'' '''82'''::361-366.

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Everyone

There are lots of silly microbiome pictures out there. (Image from this site) ]

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [1] "How our microbes make us who we are". (17 min)
    Talk by Rob Knight about the human microbiome, Feb 2014.
  2. [2] "Microbiome engineering." Brief Sonnenburg article on potential applications of microbiome engineering.
  3. [3] Achievements and future prospects in microbiome engineering.
  4. [4] Brief description of four companies currently designing microbiome therapies.
  5. NIH Microbiome Project. Ethical concerns of microbiome research and probiotics. Read abstract for each section.

1. Fecal Transplants

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [5] Fecal microbiome transplant in the treatment of C. difficile
  2. [6] History of fecal transplants.
  3. [7] Slideshow summary of fecal microbiome transplants by gastroenterologists (some medical jargon, but informative).
  4. [8] Do it yourself fecal transplants. Yep.

2. Microbiome and Obesity

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [9] Summary of possible mechanisms relating gut microbiome to obesity.
  2. [10] Recent review critiquing microbiome role in obesity.

3. Microbiome after birth and in development

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [11] Scientists swab C-section babies with mothers' microbes
  2. [12] Effect of antibiotics on microbiome throughout development

4. Oral Microbiome Engineering

Required Reading/Viewing

  1. [13] Oragenics, a company devoted to engineering the oral microbiome.
  2. [14] Hillman, J.D. (2002) Genetically modified Streptococcus mutans for the prevention of dental caries. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 82::361-366.