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==How do probiotics affect the gut environment==
==How do probiotics affect the gut environment==
The micro-organisms within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (microbiota) should exist in a harmonious balance, important for it to perform its many significant functions. (link to November article?). If the natural balance becomes altered, through factors such as disease, stress, sudden dietary change or certain medications, the resulting dysbiosis (link to December article?) can have negative impacts on host health. The aim of probiotic therapy is repopulate the gut with advantageous bacterial species that can adhere to the intestinal mucosa and colonise the GI tract. There they can act to stabilise the resident microbial communities, inhibit the growth of pathogens and support the intestinal immunological barrier through a number of mechanisms.<ref name=":9"/>
The micro-organisms within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract (microbiota) should exist in a harmonious balance, important for it to perform its many significant [[Functions_of_the_Microbiota|functions]]. If the natural balance becomes altered, through factors such as disease, stress, sudden dietary change or certain medications, the resulting [[Dysbiosis|dysbiosis]] can have negative impacts on host health. The aim of probiotic therapy is repopulate the gut with advantageous bacterial species that can adhere to the intestinal mucosa and colonise the GI tract. There they can act to stabilise the resident microbial communities, inhibit the growth of pathogens and support the intestinal immunological barrier through a number of mechanisms.<ref name=":9"/>
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==References==
==References==
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