Despite its harsh and dry environment, human skin is home to diverse microbes, including
bacteria, fungi, viruses, and microscopic mites. These microbes form communities that may …

As the microbiome field moves from descriptive and associative research to mechanistic and
interventional studies, being able to account for all confounding variables in the …

Extensive research in well-studied animal models underscores the importance of
commensal gastrointestinal (gut) microbes to animal physiology. Gut microbes have been …

Evaluating metagenomic software is key for optimizing metagenome interpretation and focus
of the Initiative for the Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation (CAMI). The CAMI II …

Microbial communities contain a broad phylogenetic diversity of organisms; however, the
majority of methods center on describing bacteria and archaea. Fungi are important …

The human gut is host to a diverse range of microorganisms that offer protection against
colonization by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Antibiotic use, medications, health conditions …

The factors shaping human microbiome variation are a major focus of biomedical research.
While other fields have used large sequencing compendia to extract insights requiring …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is influenced by a variety of modifiable risk factors, including a
person's dietary habits. While the ketogenic diet (KD) holds promise in reducing metabolic …

Diet may influence the gut microbiota and subsequently affect the host's health. Recent
developments in methods analyzing the composition and function of the gut microbiota allow …

Introduction Human donations are often used in forensic research as they can provide
unique insights into post-mortem research that cannot be obtained with animal proxies. This …