The gut microbiota influences the health of the host, especially with regard to gut immune
homeostasis and the intestinal immune response. In addition to serving as a nutrient …

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 role of gut microbes in health and disease has often been surmised from stool, which is
easily sampled and rich in microbial diversity, density, and abundance. Microbial analyses …

It has become increasingly clear that the gut microbiota influences not only gastrointestinal
physiology but also central nervous system (CNS) function by modulating signalling …

The intestine represents the largest compartment of the immune system. It is continually
exposed to antigens and immunomodulatory agents from the diet and the commensal …

The concept that the gut microbiota serves as a virtual endocrine organ arises from a
number of important observations. Evidence for a direct role arises from its metabolic …

The composite human microbiome of Western populations has probably changed over the
past century, brought on by new environmental triggers that often have a negative impact on …

The complex communities of microorganisms that colonise the human gastrointestinal tract
play an important role in human health. The development of culture-independent molecular …

The intestine is the shared site of nutrient digestion, microbiota colonization and immune cell
location and this geographic proximity contributes to a large extent to their interaction. The …

Background Murine models are a crucial component of gut microbiome research.
Unfortunately, a multitude of genetic backgrounds and experimental setups, together with …