The human gut microbiota, comprising trillions of microorganisms residing in the
gastrointestinal tract, has emerged as a pivotal player in modulating various aspects of …

There is growing interest in the field of psychobiotics, which are probiotics that confer a
mental health benefit when ingested. As this field grows, it should pay particular attention to …

The composition of the human gut microbiome varies tremendously among individuals,
making the effects of dietary or treatment interventions difficult to detect and characterize …

Many ecosystems have been shown to retain a memory of past conditions, which in turn
affects how they respond to future stimuli. In microbial ecosystems, community disturbance …

Physical particles can serve as critical abiotic factors that structure the ecology of microbial
communities. For non-human vertebrate gut microbiomes, fecal particle size (FPS) has been …

Lead (Pb) is a toxic heavy metal often present in the environment as a pulse in water.
Traditional toxicity tests are usually carried out under conditions of continuous concentration …

The gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem of hundreds of species that is constantly
subject to perturbations as a result of day-to-day dietary variation, among other factors. In …