Alves, Maria JoséNunes, AliceFernandes, Nastásia2020-03-252020-03-252018Alves, Maria José; Nunes, Alice; Fernandes, Nastásia (2018). Intestinal microbiota - impact on host health. In 4th IPLeiria International Health Congress: Global health trends. Leiriahttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/21123At present it is known that in addition to establish and maintain a normal intestinal health, the intestinal microbiota can exacerbate a multitude of diseases, ranging from colorectal cancer to autoimmune and allergic diseases [1]. The interest in studying the human microbiome, its diversity and human-microorganism interactions has been developing in the last years, as such it has been made available immense information in this area.engIntestinal microbiotaconference object