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Oct. 18, 2019
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Your update on all things gut microbiome, from the
AGA Center for Gut Microbiome Research and Education.
 
AGA Microbiome Update is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Danone North America.
FROM OUR EXPERTS
Jasmohan Bajaj
Dr. Jasmohan Bajaj highlights three key articles advancing our understanding of the interplay between liver disorders and the gut microbiome.
EDUCATION FROM THE AGA CENTER
Prebiotics, fermented foods
In the third of a four-part CME series titled, "The Microbiome and Digestive Health: A Look at Prebiotics," Bridgette Wilson, PhD, RD, and Kevin Whelan, PhD, RD, cover the current state of prebiotics. This educational activity is supported by an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline. 
NEWS & EVENTS FROM THE AGA CENTER
Gut Microbiota for Health World Summit 2019
The official meeting summary, published in Gastroenterology, summarizes expert-led sessions on diet, nutrition and the gut microbiome.
People talking DDW poster hall
Abstract submission is now open. Submit your novel research by Dec. 1, 2019.
2019 Freston Conference on diet and gut health
Three experts share their takeaways from the 2019 James W. Freston Conference: Food at the Intersection of Gut Health and Disease.
FMT registry
The FMT National Registry is recruiting investigators interested in contributing to the largest FMT study of its kind.
AGA AND THE MICROBIOME IN THE NEWS
AGA, FDA met to discuss fecal transplant regulation: What you need to know
Healio Gastroenterology, July 2019. Featuring Alexander Khoruts, MD, and Gary Wu, MD, AGAF
Beyond C. difficile: The future of fecal microbial transplantation
Internal Medicine News, July 2019, Featuring Colleen Kelly, MD, and Purna Kashyap, MBBS
Personalized Eating: The 'New' Diet?
Medscape, June 2019. Featuring Alexander Khoruts, MD
Want to stay up-to-date on all things gut microbiome? Join the AGA Institute Council Microbiome & Microbial Therapy Section. Update your section affiliations at www.gastro.org/my-AGA .
RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN AGA JOURNALS
Analysis of transcriptionally active bacteria throughout the gastrointestinal tract of healthy individuals
Vasapolli, R., Schütte, K., Schultz, C. et al,  Gastroenterology. 2019 Oct;157(4):1081-1092.e3.
Red wine consumption associated with increased gut microbiota alpha-diversity in 3 independent cohorts
Le Roy, C.I., Wells, P.M., Si, J., et al,  Gastroenterology. 2019 Aug 23. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.024. [Epub ahead of print]
Features of fecal and colon microbiomes associate with responses to biologic therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases: a systematic review
Estevinho, M.M., Rocha, C., Correia, L. et al, on behalf of GEDII (Portuguese IBD Group). Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Sep 14. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.08.063. [Epub ahead of print]
Looking for more? Visit the microbiome article collections in each of our journals:
 
Danone North America
AGA Microbiome Update is supported by an unrestricted educational grant from Danone North America.
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