The gut microbiota have long been recognized to play a key role in human health and
disease. Currently, several lines of evidence from preclinical to clinical research have …

Microbiome breeding is a new artificial selection technique that seeks to change the genetic
composition of microbiomes in order to benefit plant or animal hosts. Recent experimental …

Host specificity is observed in gut symbionts of diverse animal lineages. But how hosts
maintain symbionts while rejecting their close relatives remains elusive. We use eusocial …

Animals and microorganisms often establish close ecological relationships. However, much
of our knowledge about animal microbiomes comes from two deeply studied groups …

Milk production is an ancient adaptation that unites all mammals. Milk contains a
microbiome that can contribute to offspring health and microbial-immunological …

The environmental niche concept describes the distribution of a taxon in the environment
and can be used to understand community dynamics, biological invasions, and the impact of …

Background Various aspects of sociality can benefit individuals' health. The host social
environment and its relative contributions to the host-microbiome relationship have emerged …

Gut bacteria are prevalent throughout the Metazoa and form complex microbial communities
associated with food breakdown, nutrient provision and disease prevention. How hosts …

Postbiotics have recently emerged as critical effectors of the activity of probiotics and,
because of their safety profile, they are considered potential therapeutics for the treatment of …

Black rice and black bean have not yet been fully investigated as healthy foods for their
therapeutic effects on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this study, we aimed to evaluate …