Harnessing Microbiome and Probiotic Research in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations from an African Workshop

Authors

Gregor Reid, Western UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-16-2014

Journal

Microbiome

Volume

2

First Page

12

URL with Digital Object Identifier

doi:10.1186/2049-2618-2-12

Abstract

To augment capacity-building for microbiome and probiotic research in Africa, a workshop was held in Nairobi, Kenya, at which researchers discussed human, animal, insect, and agricultural microbiome and probiotics/prebiotics topics. Five recommendations were made to promote future basic and translational research that benefits Africans.

Notes

doi: 10.1186/2049-2618-2-12