The development of next-generation sequencing technology has enabled researchers to
explore and understand the gut microbiome from a broader and deeper perspective …

Interest toward the human microbiome, particularly gut microbiome has flourished in recent
decades owing to the rapidly advancing sequence-based screening and humanized …

Important progress has been made in the management of Helicobacter pylori infection and
in this fifth edition of the Maastricht Consensus Report, key aspects related to the clinical role …

Human gut microbiome composition is shaped by multiple factors but the relative
contribution of host genetics remains elusive. Here we examine genotype and microbiome …

Microbial colonization of mucosal tissues during infancy plays an instrumental role in the
development and education of the host mammalian immune system. These early-life events …

The tremendous diversity of species in ecological communities has motivated a century of
research into the mechanisms that maintain biodiversity. However, much of this work …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG) was the first strain belonging to the genus Lactobacillus
to be patented in 1989 thanks to its ability to survive and to proliferate at gastric acid pH and …

ABSTRACT On December 17, 2018, the North American branch of the International Life
Sciences Institute (ILSI North America) convened a workshop “Can We Begin to Define a …

Acquisition of the intestinal microbiota begins at birth, and a stable microbial community
develops from a succession of key organisms. Disruption of the microbiota during maturation …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease (CD), are genetically linked
to host pathways that implicate an underlying role for aberrant immune responses to …