In the last two decades, considerable interest has been shown in understanding the
development of the gut microbiota and its internal and external effects on the intestine, as …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic complex inflammatory gut pathological
condition, examples of which include Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) …

Intestinal colonization by bacteria of oral origin has been correlated with several negative
health outcomes, including inflammatory bowel disease. However, a causal role of oral …

Long-term dietary habits play a crucial role in creating a host-specific gut microbiota
community in humans. Despite the many publications about the effects of carbohydrates …

Enterococci are unusually well adapted for survival and persistence in a variety of adverse
environments, including on inanimate surfaces in the hospital environment and at sites of …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an intestinal inflammatory condition that affects more
than 2 million people in the United States. Although the etiology and pathogenesis of IBD …

Host genetics and the gut microbiome can both influence metabolic phenotypes. However,
whether host genetic variation shapes the gut microbiome and interacts with it to affect host …

There is evidence that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is affected by gut microbiota.
Therefore, we investigated its modifications in pediatric NAFLD patients using targeted …

The pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease affecting the brain and
spinal cord, remains poorly understood. Patients with MS typically present with recurrent …

Background Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a microbiota-based therapy that
shows therapeutic potential in recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infections and other …