The gut microbiota encompasses a diverse community of bacteria that carry out various
functions influencing the overall health of the host. These comprise nutrient metabolism …

Accumulating evidence indicates that gut transit time is a key factor in shaping the gut
microbiota composition and activity, which are linked to human health. Both population-wide …

Low concordance between studies that examine the role of microbiota in human diseases is
a pervasive challenge that limits the capacity to identify causal relationships between host …

The balance between bacterial colonization and its containment in the intestine is
indispensable for the symbiotic relationship between humans and their bacteria. One …

Diverse microbial signatures within the intestinal microbiota have been associated with
intestinal and systemic inflammatory diseases, but whether these candidate microbes …

Microorganisms colonize various ecological niches in the human habitat, as they do in
nature. Predominant forms of multicellular communities called biofilms colonize human …

The immune system responds vigorously to microbial infection while permitting lifelong
colonization by the microbiome. Mechanisms that facilitate the establishment and stability of …

The gut microbiota play important roles in lipid metabolism and absorption. However, the
contribution of the small bowel microbiota of mammals to these diet-microbe interactions …

Animals assemble and maintain a diverse but host-specific gut microbial community. In
addition to characteristic microbial compositions along the longitudinal axis of the intestines …

Plant-associated microbes are important for the growth and health of their hosts. As a result
of numerous prior studies, we know that host genotypes and abiotic factors influence the …