The excessive use of alcohol is a global problem causing many adverse pathological health
effects and a significant financial health care burden. This review addresses the effect of …

Advances in sequencing technology and the development of metagenomic and
bioinformatics methods have opened up new ways to investigate the 1014 microorganisms …

Molecular microbial ecology techniques are widely used to study the composition of the
rumen microbiota and to increase understanding of the roles they play. Therefore, sampling …

Background The gut microbiome is an important determinant of human health. Its
composition has been shown to be influenced by multiple environmental factors and likely …

Many studies have shown that the urinary tract harbours its own microbial community known
as the urinary microbiota, which have been implicated in urinary tract disorders. This …

The developmental and temporal succession patterns and disturbance responses of
phyllosphere bacterial communities are largely unknown. These factors might influence the …

The human stomach is a formidable barrier to orally ingested microorganisms and was long
thought to be sterile. The discovery of Helicobacter pylori, a carcinogenic bacterial pathogen …

Emerging evidence suggests that microbiome-host crosstalk regulates intestinal immune
activity and predisposition to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). NF-κB is a master regulator …

The diversity of the equine fecal bacterial community was evaluated using pyrosequencing
of 16S rRNA gene amplicons. Fecal samples were obtained from horses fed cool-season …

The composition of the gut microbiota is associated with various disease states, most
notably inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and malnutrition. This underlines that analysis …