Microbiome-MX 2018: Microbiota and Microbiome opportunities in Mexico, a megadiverse country

Publication date: Available online 25 March 2019Source: Research in MicrobiologyAuthor(s): Fernanda Cornejo-Granados, Ana María Calderón de la Barca, Nimbe Torres, Esperanza Martínez-Romero, Javier Torres, Yolanda López-Vidal, Xavier Soberón, Laila P. Partida-Martínez, Sandra Pinto-Cardoso, Luis David Alcaraz, Liliana Pardo-López, Samuel Canizales-Quinteros, José Luis Puente, Adrián Ochoa-LeyvaAbstractA weekly conference series paired with lectures entitled “Microbiome-MX: exploring the Microbiota and Microbiome Research in Mexico” was organized to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the most recent research done in Mexico using high-throughput sequencing. Scientists and postgraduate students from several disciplines such as microbiology, bioinformatics, virology, immunology, nutrition, and medical genomics gathered to discuss state of the art in each of their respective subjects of expertise, as well as advances, applications and new opportunities on microbiota/microbiome research. In particular, high-throughput sequencing is a crucial tool to understand the challenges of a megadiverse developing country as Mexico, and moreover to know the scientific capital and capabilities available for collaboration. The conference series addressed three main topics: i) the complex role of microbiota in health and prevalent diseases in Mexico (obesity, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, tuberculosis, HIV, autoimmune diseases and gastric cancer); ii) the use of local, t...
Source: Research in Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research