Diet has a pivotal role in shaping the composition, function and diversity of the gut
microbiome, with various diets having a profound impact on the stability, functionality and …

The gut microbiota contributes to host physiology through the production of a myriad of
metabolites. These metabolites exert their effects within the host as signalling molecules and …

Diet modulates the gut microbiome, which in turn can impact the immune system. Here, we
determined how two microbiota-targeted dietary interventions, plant-based fiber and …

Food components in our diet provide not only necessary nutrients to our body but also
substrates for the mutualistic microbial flora in our gastrointestinal tract, termed the gut …

Infant microbiome assembly has been intensely studied in infants from industrialized
nations, but little is known about this process in nonindustrialized populations. We deeply …

Aberrant metabolism is the root cause of several serious health issues, creating a huge
burden to health and leading to diminished life expectancy. A dysregulated metabolism …

Human-associated microbial communities have adapted to environmental pressures. Doses
of antibiotics select for a community with increased antibiotic resistance, inflammation is …

BACKGROUND The collection of trillions of microbes inhabiting the human gut, called the
microbiome or microbiota, has captivated the biomedical research community for the past …

The human microbiome research is with the notable exception of fecal transplantation still
mostly in a descriptive phase. Part of the difficulty for translating research into medical …

The gut microbiome modulates immune and metabolic health. Human microbiome data are
biased toward industrialized populations, limiting our understanding of non-industrialized …