Microbial networks are an increasingly popular tool to investigate microbial community
structure, as they integrate multiple types of information and may represent systems-level …

Cancer is the world's second-leading cause of death, and the involvement of microbes in a
range of diseases, including cancer, is well established. The gut microbiota is known to play …

Humans coexist with a vast bacterial, fungal and viral microbiome with which we have
coevolved for millions of years. Several long recognized epidemiological associations …

In the recent years, the vast amount of genetic information generated by new-generation
approaches, have led to the need of new data handling methods. The integrative analysis of …

Background Metagenome sampling bias for geographical location and lifestyle is partially
responsible for the incomplete catalog of reference genomes of gut microbial species. Thus …

Prebiotics play a widely recognized role in the regulation of intestinal microbiota, but most
related studies have not been explored beyond the genus level. In recent years, some newly …

Research on the human microbiome has mainly been restricted to the identification of most
abundant microbiota associated with health or disease. Their abundance may reflect their …

Mapping the ecological networks of microbial communities is a necessary step toward
understanding their assembly rules and predicting their temporal behavior. However …

In recent years, parallel developments in disparate disciplines have focused on what has
come to be termed connectivity; a concept used in understanding and describing complex …

Objective Gut microbiota are linked to metabolic function, body weight regulation, and brain
and behavioral changes. Alteration of gut microbiota is repeatedly demonstrated in adults …