Obesity and diabetes incidence rates are increasing dramatically, reaching pandemic
proportions. Therefore, there is an urgent need to unravel the mechanisms underlying their …

The gut microbiota plays a fundamental role in host health and disease. Host diet is one of
the most significant modulators of the gut microbial community and its metabolic activities …

Colorectal cancer (CRC), the most common form of gastrointestinal (GI) tract cancer, is
globally the third leading cause of cancer and is associated with significant mortality (1) …

Our understanding of the interaction between the gut microbiota and host health has
recently improved dramatically. However, the effects of toxic metal exposure on the gut …

Atherosclerotic plaque development depends on chronic inflammation of the arterial wall. A
dysbiotic gut microbiota can cause low-grade inflammation, and microbiota composition was …

Studies on the microbial communities in non-human primate hosts provide unique insights
in both evolution and function of microbes related to human health and diseases. Using 16S …

Longitudinal sampling for intestinal microbiota in wild animals is difficult, leading to a lack of
information on bacterial dynamics occurring in nature. We studied how the composition of …

The gut microbiome of primates, including humans, is reported to closely follow host
evolutionary history, with gut microbiome composition being specific to the genetic …

Host behavior and social factors have increasingly been implicated in structuring the
composition of gut microbial communities. In social animals, distinct microbial communities …

The human gut microbiome varies between populations, largely reflecting ecological
differences. One ecological variable that is rarely considered but may contribute …