Fig. 1
From: Microbes little helpers and suppliers for therapeutic asthma approaches
Factors influencing the composition of the microbiome. These factors include host characteristics, such as genetic factors or age, the use of drugs (antibiotics) or pre- and probiotics, environmental factors, nutrition or early childhood factors (birth and feeding mode). Changes often have consequences on the interaction of the microbiome with the immune system and can affect the development and progression of diseases