The ''gut microbiota''is rapidly becoming a common term outside of the halls of science: it has
been headlined in the New York Times, is the subject of several nonfiction books, and is …

The recent explosive increase in the number of works on gut microbiota has been
accompanied by the spread of rather vague or improper definitions, chosen more for …

Despite being a rather young research field that only emerged in the last two decades, it has
become clear that the gut microbiota is an essential part of our body that strongly influences …

Simpler question is what isn't. Gut bacteria influence our entire physiology from the basic
such as what and how much we eat to the synthesis of essential vitamins, from our immune …

Why the microbiome--our rich inner ecosystem of microorganisms--may hold the keys to
human health. We are at the dawn of a new scientific revolution. Our understanding of how …

Advances in human genomics have spurred a new interest in and attention to the critical role
of the gut microbiome in human health. The Human Microbiome Project, initiated in the fall of …

We are on the threshold of making profound discoveries about the microorganisms with
which we share our bodies, indeed whose cell count vastly outnumbers our own. In …

This book discusses the community of microbial species (the microbiota, microbiome), which
inhabits the large bowel of humans. Written from the perspective of an academic who has …

The gastrointestinal tract is home to nearly a tril-lion microbes that are comprised of bacteria,
viruses, fungi, and other microorganisms which are collectively called the gut microbiome …

Our understanding of the human body has evolved. We used to think it was solely composed
of our own cells, but now we recognize ourselves as' superorganisms.'This means we're not …