The intestinal epithelial layer serves as a physical and functional barrier between the microbiota in the lumen and immunologically active submucosa. Th17 T-cell function …
D Zhu, L Lu, Z Zhang, D Qi, M Zhang, P O'Connor… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mammal gut is a rich reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), and the relationship between bacterial communities and ARGs has been widely studied. Despite …
Protocols for characterizing taxonomic assemblages by deep sequencing of short DNA barcode regions (metabarcoding) have revolutionized our understanding of microbial …
Animals living in highly seasonal environments adapt their diets accordingly to changes in food availability. The gut microbiome as an active participant in the metabolization of the …
The mammalian gastrointestinal tract harbours a highly complex ecosystem composed of a variety of micro-(bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoans) and macro-organisms (helminths) …
The gut microbiome influences host's immunity, development, and metabolism and participates in the gut–brain axis, thus impacting the health of the host. It is a dynamic …
Animal gut mycobiota, the community of fungi that reside within the gastrointestinal tract, make an important contribution to host health. Accordingly, there is an emerging interest to …
AK Sharma, S Davison, B Pafco, JB Clayton… - npj Biofilms and …, 2022 - nature.com
The gut microbiome of primates is known to be influenced by both host genetic background and subsistence strategy. However, these inferences have been made mainly based on …
Background The pig gut microbiome harbors thousands of species of archaea, bacteria, viruses and eukaryotes such as protists and fungi. However, since the majority of published …