Microbiome Company Landscape

Virtually everyone has heard recent discussions about the microbiome and its effect on human health. It has been implicated in the cause and modification of diseases ranging from depression to C. difficile infection, to Parkinson's and many more. While people are usually referring to  the population of commensal bacteria in the gut when they use the term “microbiome,” companies are also focusing on other microbiomes, including, skin, vaginal, nasal, etc.