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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Dec 20;122(3):276–282. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.12.012

Figure 2. Potential modalities for gut microbiome manipulation.

Figure 2.

Potential modalities for gut microbiome manipulation include diet, probiotics, prebiotics, synbiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation. Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered, confer a health benefit to the host. Prebiotics are non-digestible substrates that can be selectively utilized by host microorganisms. Synbiotics are products that contain both prebiotics and probiotics. Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is the administration of fecal matter from a donor to a recipient. Examples of each based on existing or planned studies are provided.