Study of the immune state of school -age children and their relationship with intestinal microbiome and with the drinking water they consume

Introduction. Human microbiome has received great attention in recent years, because it fulfills essential functions in the regulation of metabolism and all branches of the immune system. Studies have shown that the composition of the microbiota of the human being can be influenced by the source of water they consume. Thus, the different drinking water distribution systems can influence the structure of the microbiome of individuals, mainly by bacterial biofilm. Biofilm formation in drinking water distribution systems can have adverse consequences for public health, so knowledge of the composition of the microbial community can help for the design of effective disease control strategies. For this reason we have set out to determine the patterns of the intestinal microbiota of 6-7-year-old children who live in urban and rural areas of the Sierra del Ecuador and relate them to the sources of drinking water they consume and their immune state.

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