A massive number of microorganisms, belonging to different species, continuously divide
inside the guts of animals and humans. The large size of these communities and their rapid …

Gut bacteria inhabit a complex environment that is shaped by interactions with their host and
the other members of the community. While these ecological interactions have evolved over …

Composed of trillions of individual microbes, the human gut microbiota has adapted to the
uniquely diverse environments found in the human intestine. Quickly responding to the …

The human intestinal ecosystem is characterized by a complex interplay between different
microorganisms and the host. The high variation within the human population further …

Establishing and maintaining beneficial interactions between the host and its associated
microbiota are key requirements for host health. Although the gut microbiota has previously …

Human gut microbiome is a diversified, resilient, immuno‐stabilized, metabolically active
and physiologically essential component of the human body. Scientific explorations have …

Our intestine is a melting pot of interactions between microbial and human cells. This gene-
rich ecosystem modulates our health, but questions remain unanswered regarding its …

Gut microbiota are shaped by a combination of ecological and evolutionary forces. While the
ecological dynamics have been extensively studied, much less is known about how species …

Since the early days of microbiology, more than a century ago, representatives of over 400
different microbial species have been isolated and fully characterized from human …

The gut microbiota is a remarkable asset for human health. As a key element in the
development and prevention of specific diseases, its study has yielded a new field of …