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1.    Role of microbiota in organ-to-organ communication

(1)  Gut-Joint axis

(2)  Gut-Brain axis

(3)  Gut-Lung axis

(4)  Gut-Infection interaction

2.    Interplay between gut microbiota and gene in the disease pathogenesis

(1)  Colitis / Colorectal cancer

(2)  Obesity

3.    Development of effective mucosal vaccine adjuvant using commensal bacteria and their components