Gut Microbiota, Inflammation, and Colorectal Cancer

Dear Colleagues,

There are close to 40 trillion intestinal bacteria in the digestive tract, and these intestinal bacteria are balanced with one another, consisting of a certain ratio of beneficial to harmful bacteria. However, intestinal bacterial imbalances such as small intestinal bacterial overgrowth or microbial dysbiosis in the colon can cause not only various digestive diseases but also systemic diseases such as fatty liver and immune-related diseases. This special topic includes functional digestive disease, colorectal cancer and systemic diseases related to intestinal bacterial imbalance, and furthermore, we welcome research on how the treatment of intestinal bacterial imbalance with prebiotics/probiotics or nonabsorbable antibiotics can help with these diseases.

Dr. Kyunam Kim
Guest Editor

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