Recent studies have illustrated the importance of the microbiota in maintaining a healthy
state, as well as promoting disease states. The intestinal microbiota exerts its effects …

Gut microbiota and their metabolic products are increasingly being recognized as important
modulators of human health. The fecal metabolome provides a functional readout of the …

Integrative analysis of high-quality metagenomics and metabolomics data from fecal
samples provides novel clues for the mechanism underpinning gut microbe-human …

Increasing appreciation of the gut microbiome's role in health motivates understanding the
molecular composition of human feces. To analyze such complex samples, we developed a …

The diagnostic potential and health implications of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
present in human feces has begun to receive considerable attention. Headspace solid …

Studies have shown that excessive alcohol consumption impacts the intestinal microbiota
composition, causing disruption of homeostasis (dysbiosis). However, this observed change …

In recent years, feces has surfaced as the matrix of choice for investigating the gut
microbiome-health axis because of its non-invasive sampling and the unique reflection it …

The analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from biological fluids such as
blood, urine, breath and faeces, has been receiving more attention from researchers and …

Gut microbiota, widely populating the mammalian gastrointestinal tract, plays an important
role in regulating diverse pathophysiological processes by producing bioactive molecules …

Introduction Feces is a highly complex matrix containing thousands of metabolites. It also
contains live bacteria and enzymes, and does not have a static chemistry. Consequently …