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Considerations When Designing a Microbiome Study: Implications for Nursing Science.

ABSTRACT: Nurse scientists play an important role in studying complex relationships among human genetics, environmental factors, and the microbiome, all of which can contribute to human health and disease. Therefore, it is essential that they have the tools necessary to execute a successful microbiome research study. The purpose of this article is to highlight important methodological factors for nurse scientists to consider when designing a microbiome study. In addition to considering factors that influence host-associated microbiomes (i.e., microorganisms associated with organisms such as humans, mice, and rats), this manuscript highlights study designs and methods for microbiome analysis. Exemplars are presented from nurse scientists who have incorporated microbiome methods into their program of research. This review is intended to be a resource to guide nursing-focused microbiome research and highlights how study of the microbiome can be incorporated to answer research questions.

SUBMITTER: Maki KA

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6700895 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Considerations When Designing a Microbiome Study: Implications for Nursing Science.

Maki Katherine A KA Diallo Ana F AF Lockwood Mark B MB Franks Alexis T AT Green Stefan J SJ Joseph Paule V PV

Biological research for nursing 20181108 2

Nurse scientists play an important role in studying complex relationships among human genetics, environmental factors, and the microbiome, all of which can contribute to human health and disease. Therefore, it is essential that they have the tools necessary to execute a successful microbiome research study. The purpose of this article is to highlight important methodological factors for nurse scientists to consider when designing a microbiome study. In addition to considering factors that influe ...[more]

PMID: 30409024

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Considerations When Designing a Microbiome Study: Implications for Nursing Science.

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