Symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract promote health by decreasing
susceptibility to infection and enhancing resistance to a range of diseases. In this Review …

The genus Prevotella includes more than 50 characterized species that occur in varied
natural habitats, although most Prevotella spp. are associated with humans. In the human …

Cardiometabolic diseases have become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally.
They have been tightly linked to microbiome taxonomic and functional composition, with diet …

Prevotella copri is a common human gut microbe that has been both positively and
negatively associated with host health. In a cross-continent meta-analysis exploiting> 6,500 …

Background Excessive fat accumulation of pigs is undesirable, as it severely affects
economic returns in the modern pig industry. Studies in humans and mice have examined …

Ruminants are foregut fermenters that have the remarkable ability of converting plant
polymers that are indigestible to humans into assimilable comestibles like meat and milk …

Studies of the human microbiome share both technical and conceptual similarities with
genome-wide association studies and genetic epidemiology. However, the microbiome has …

Background Akkermansia muciniphila is a human gut microbe with a key role in the
physiology of the intestinal mucus layer and reported associations with decreased body …

Animal hosts have initiated myriad symbiotic associations with microorganisms and often
have maintained these symbioses for millions of years, spanning drastic changes in …

Background A higher intake of dietary fiber is associated with a decreased risk of chronic
inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease and inflammatory bowel disease …