Microbial communities are shaped by positive and negative interactions ranging from
competition to mutualism. In the context of the mammalian gut and its microbial inhabitants …

The microbiomes on human body surfaces affect health in multiple ways. They include not
only commensal or mutualistic bacteria but also potentially pathogenic bacteria, which can …

The gut microbiota is emerging as an important modulator of neurodegenerative diseases,
and accumulating evidence has linked gut microbes to Parkinson's disease (PD) …

Host-associated microbial communities have an important role in shaping the health and
fitness of plants and animals. Most studies have focused on the bacterial, fungal or viral …

The human microbiome is strongly interwoven with human health and disease. Besides
bacteria, viruses and eukaryotes, numerous archaea are located in the human …

Archaea are common constituents of the gut microbiome of humans, ruminants, and termites
but little is known about their diversity and abundance in other animals. Here, we analyse …

BACKGROUND When human populations expanded across the globe, they adapted
genetically to local environments in response to novel selection pressures. Drivers of …

The transfer of nutrients between cells, or cross-feeding, is a ubiquitous feature of microbial
communities with emergent properties that influence our health and orchestrate global …

A new next-generation probiotic, Christensenella minuta was first discovered in 2012 from
healthy human stool and described under the phylum Firmicutes. C. minuta is a …

Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is a worldwide healthcare problem affecting approximately
25% of the global population. The most common IDA treatment is oral iron supplementation …