Patent ID: 11933790
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  A  C  Y | IPC A  C  G

Claim 5:
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of microbiota samples are from one or more human subjects or animals, and wherein the method further comprises assessing the results of said analysis of the selected microbiomes to perform at least one of:
disease diagnosis in a target human subject or an animal;
assessing treatment response in a target human subject or an animal;
assessing remission in a human subject or an animal receiving treatment;
screening for xenobiotic effects on a microbiome of a target human subject or an animal;
screening for effects of a compound on a microbiome of a target human subject or an animal, wherein said compound is one of a food, a drug, a chemical, a therapeutic agent, a toxin, a poison, a beverage, a food additive, a cosmetic, a cosmetic ingredient, packaging material, a pesticide, a herbicide, a consumer product; and
screening a microbiome to identify the responsiveness of a human subject or an animal to a therapy or treatment.