Animals assemble and maintain a diverse but host-specific gut microbial community. In
addition to characteristic microbial compositions along the longitudinal axis of the intestines …

The widespread use of antibiotics in the past 80 years has saved millions of human lives,
facilitated technological progress and killed incalculable numbers of microbes, both …

Background The human gut is the habitat for diverse and dynamic microbial ecosystem. The
human microbiota plays a critical role in functions that sustain health and is a positive asset …

The serotonergic system forms a diffuse network within the central nervous system and plays
a significant role in the regulation of mood and cognition. Manipulation of tryptophan levels …

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is the most frequent and lethal disease of the gastrointestinal
tract of preterm infants. At present, NEC is thought to develop in the premature host in the …

Background Gut bacteria might predispose to or protect from necrotising enterocolitis, a
severe illness linked to prematurity. In this observational prospective study we aimed to …

Abstract Development of the preterm infant gut microbiota is emerging as a critical research
priority 1. Since preterm infants almost universally receive early and often extended …

Recent studies have demonstrated that gut microbiota development influences infants'
health and subsequent host physiology. However, the factors shaping the development of …

Background Beginning at birth, the microbes in the gut perform essential duties related to
the digestion and metabolism of food, the development and activation of the immune system …

With technological advances in culture‐independent molecular methods, we are uncovering
a new facet of our natural history by accounting for the vast diversity of microbial life which …