Research progress on gut microbiota homeostasis and human health

The human gut was colonized by a wide diversity of micro-organisms,which were known to play a key role in the human host. It will not only lead to intestinal dysbacteriosis but also induce and aggravate various diseases when the balance of the intestinal flora was disturbed by host and external environment change. Supplementing probiotics and prebiotics by nutritional management could stimulate the amount and composition of intestinal bacteria which considered as an effective method to prevent diseases and promote human health. Here was to make a review of the research progress in function,related diseases and therapeutic,homeostasis of gut microbiota.