The intestinal microbiota plays important roles in human health. This last decade, the viral
fraction of the intestinal microbiota, composed essentially of phages that infect bacteria …

The human gut microbiome is a dense and taxonomically diverse consortium of
microorganisms. While the bacterial components of the microbiome have received …

The human gut is a complex environment that contains a multitude of microorganisms that
are collectively termed the microbiome. Multiple factors have a role to play in driving the …

Phages, short for bacteriophages, are viruses that specifically infect bacteria and are the
most abundant biological entities on earth found in every explored environment, from the …

The human gut is host to one of the densest microbial communities known, the gut
microbiota, which contains bacteria, archaea, viruses, fungi and other microbial eukaryotes …

The gut microbiome is a dense and metabolically active consortium of microorganisms and
viruses located in the lower gastrointestinal tract of the human body. Bacteria and their …

Recent years have been marked by the growing interest towards virulent and temperate
bacteriophage populations inhabiting the human lower gastrointestinal tract–the gut …

The dysregulation of intestinal microbial communities is associated with inflammatory bowel
diseases (IBD). Studies aimed at understanding the contribution of the microbiota to …

In this review, we assess our current understanding of the role of bacteriophages infecting
the human gut bacterial community in health and disease. In general, bacteriophages …

Bacteria and their viruses (bacteriophages or phages) interact antagonistically and
beneficially in polymicrobial communities such as the guts of animals. These interactions are …