Role of intestinal microflora in health and disease / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Intestinal microflora is not only in microbiology ,but also in the study of medicine .These microor-ganisms can maintain their stability for a long time ,and their stability plays a vital role in human health and disease .Recent reports have shown that the imbalance in microbial populations is associated with a variety of diseases .Some infectious intestinal diseases ,such as Crohn's disease ,are expected to be caused by intestinal flora disorders .But it is interesting that microbial groups or a particular strain are associated with an increasing number of diseases such as diabetes,nonalcoholic fatty liver disease ,and even psychiatric disorders such as depression or autism .In this paper, the relationship between intestinal microorganism and human body was expounded from two aspects of health and disease .