The human body harbors a diverse ecosystem of microorganisms, including bacteria,
viruses, and fungi, collectively known as the microbiota. Current research is increasingly …

Metabolites produced by the host and microbiota play a crucial role in how human bodies
develop and remain healthy. Most of these metabolites are produced by microbiota and …

The mucolytic human gut microbiota specialist Akkermansia muciniphila is proposed to
boost mucin-secretion by the host, thereby being a key player in mucus turnover. Mucin …

The gut microbiome, often referred to as" super organ", comprises up to a hundred trillion
microorganisms, and the species diversity may vary from person to person. They perform a …

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and food additives have become ubiquitous components of
the modern human diet. There is increasing evidence of an association between diets rich in …

Research on gut microbiota has generally focused on fecal samples, representing luminal
content of the large intestine. However, nutrient uptake is restricted to the small intestine …

A myriad of microbes living together with the host constitutes the microbiota, and the
microbiota exerts very diverse functions in the regulation of host physiology. Microbiota …

Nowadays, matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry
(MALDI-TOF MS) is routinely implemented as the reference method for the swift and …

The intestine is not only the main accumulation organ of microplastics (MPs), but also the
intestinal environment is very conductive to the release of additives in MPs. However, the …

Highlights•Host control over electron acceptor availability generates longitudinal
heterogeneity.•Electron acceptor availability dictates which redox reactions are most …