Background & Aims Based largely on results from preclinical studies, the concept of a brain
gut microbiome axis has been established, mediating bidirectional communication between …

The human body hosts an enormous abundance and diversity of microbes, which perform a
range of essential and beneficial functions. Our appreciation of the importance of these …

The infant microbiome plays an essential role in human health and its assembly is
determined by maternal–offspring exchanges of microbiota. This process is affected by …

The central role of the intestinal microbiota in the progression and, equally, prevention of
metabolic dysfunction is becoming abundantly apparent. The symbiotic relationship …

Gut microbiota is essential to human health, playing a major role in the bidirectional
communication between the gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system. The …

The colonization of the gut with microbes in early life is critical to the developing newborn
immune system, metabolic function and potentially future health. Maternal microbes are …

Overweight and obese women are at a higher risk for gestational diabetes mellitus. The gut
microbiome could modulate metabolic health and may affect insulin resistance and lipid …

The gastrointestinal epithelium of the dairy cow and calf faces the challenge of protecting the
host from the contents of the luminal milieu while controlling the absorption and metabolism …

Human milk–associated microbes are among the first to colonize the infant gut and may help
to shape both short‐and long‐term infant health outcomes. We performed a systematic …

Recent research has provided strong evidence for the role of the commensal gut microbiota
in brain function and behaviour. Many potential pathways are involved in this bidirectional …