The human gastrointestinal tract is colonized by trillions of microorganisms that interact with
the host to maintain structural and functional homeostasis. Acting as the interface between …

The important and diverse roles of the gut microbiota in human health and disease are
increasingly recognized. The difficulty of inferring causation from metagenomic microbiome …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is an incurable, devastating disorder that is characterized by
pathological protein aggregation and neurodegeneration in the substantia nigra. In recent …

Recent research suggests that the microbial colonization of the mammalian intestine may
begin before birth, but the observations are controversial due to challenges in the reliable …

Broad‐spectrum antibiotics target multiple gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria, and
can collaterally damage the gut microbiota. Yet, our knowledge of the extent of damage, the …

The gut microbiome is extremely important for maintaining homeostasis with host intestinal
epithelial, neuronal, and immune cells and this host-microbe interaction is critical during …

During the last 20 years, a new field of research delineating the importance of the microbiota
in health and diseases has emerged. Inappropriate host-microbiota interactions have been …

Abstract The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor
able to control complex transcriptional processes in several cell types, which has been …

Tissues and organs provide the structural and biochemical landscapes upon which
microbial pathogens and commensals function to regulate health and disease. While flat two …

The commensal bacteria that make up the gut microbiota impact the health of their host on
multiple levels. In particular, the interactions taking place between the microbe-associated …