Host: Tasneem"Taz" Bhatia, MD Researchers from across the world have begun to shed new light on the multifaceted interactions between intestinal microbiomes and their human hosts. Emerging data from this research point to one common conclusion: gut bacteria have much more of an interface with humans than has been previously understood. Host Dr. Taz Bhatia welcomes Dr. Mark Lyte, Professor of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Lyte discusses how increasing awareness of human-microbiome interactions may redefine modern understandings of health and disease processes.