The authors reply

Gut Microbes. 2019;10(2):113-114. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2018.1516980. Epub 2018 Oct 5.

¹ a Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology , University of Maryland School of Medicine, VA Maryland Health Care System , Baltimore , MD , USA.
² b Center on Drugs and Public Policy , University of Maryland School of Pharmacy , Baltimore , MD , USA.
³ c Institute for Genome Sciences , University of Maryland School of Medicine , Baltimore , MD , USA.
⁴ d Center for Global Education Initiatives , University of Maryland , Baltimore , MD , USA.
⁵ e University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law , Baltimore , MD , USA.

Abstract

This is a reply to the commentary of Ossorio and Zhou.

Keywords: definition; microbiota; regulation; transplant.