Ruminococcus gnavus: friend or foe for human health

EH Crost, E Coletto, A Bell… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Ruminococcus gnavus was first identified in 1974 as a strict anaerobe in the gut of healthy
individuals, and for several decades, its study has been limited to specific enzymes or …

The controversial role of human gut lachnospiraceae

M Vacca, G Celano, FM Calabrese, P Portincasa… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
The complex polymicrobial composition of human gut microbiota plays a key role in health
and disease. Lachnospiraceae belong to the core of gut microbiota, colonizing the intestinal …

Deficient butyrate-producing capacity in the gut microbiome is associated with bacterial network disturbances and fatigue symptoms in ME/CFS

C Guo, X Che, T Briese, A Ranjan, O Allicock… - Cell host & …, 2023 - cell.com
Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) is characterized by
unexplained debilitating fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, gastrointestinal disturbances, and …

Introduction to the human gut microbiota

E Thursby, N Juge - Biochemical journal, 2017 - portlandpress.com
The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract harbours a complex and dynamic population of
microorganisms, the gut microbiota, which exert a marked influence on the host during …

Interactions of commensal and pathogenic microorganisms with the intestinal mucosal barrier

EC Martens, M Neumann, MS Desai - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2018 - nature.com
The intestinal mucosal barrier is composed of epithelial cells that are protected by an
overlying host-secreted mucous layer and functions as the first line of defence against …

[HTML][HTML] Immunological mechanisms of inflammatory diseases caused by gut microbiota dysbiosis: A review

J Chu, S Feng, C Guo, B Xue, K He, L Li - Biomedicine & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota is indispensable for maintaining host health by enhancing the host's
digestive capacity, safeguarding the intestinal epithelial barrier, and preventing pathogen …

Alterations in the gut microbiome implicate key taxa and metabolic pathways across inflammatory arthritis phenotypes

KN Thompson, KS Bonham, NE Ilott… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Musculoskeletal diseases affect up to 20% of adults worldwide. The gut microbiome has
been implicated in inflammatory conditions, but large-scale metagenomic evaluations have …

Healthy human gastrointestinal microbiome: composition and function after a decade of exploration

W Ruan, MA Engevik, JK Spinler… - Digestive diseases and …, 2020 - Springer
The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract contains communities of microbes (bacteria, fungi,
viruses) that vary by anatomic location and impact human health. Microbial communities …

Altered gut microbiota in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease

L Zhang, Y Wang, X Xiayu, C Shi… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
The topic of gut microbiota is currently attracting considerable interest as a potential factor in
Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the extent and time course of alterations in the gut …

Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro

I Kostopoulos, J Elzinga, N Ottman, JT Klievink… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Akkermansia muciniphila is a well-studied anaerobic bacterium specialized in mucus
degradation and associated with human health. Because of the structural resemblance of …