One of the fundamental issues in the microbiome research is characterization of the healthy
human microbiota. Recent studies have elucidated substantial divergences in the …

The holobiont (host with its endocellular and extracellular microbiome) can function as a
distinct biological entity, an additional organismal level to the ones previously considered …

Background It has been reported that the composition of human gut microbiota changes with
age; however, few studies have used molecular techniques to investigate the long-term …

The spectrum of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) ranges from simple hepatic
steatosis, commonly associated with obesity, to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which can …

Human gut microbiota directly influences health and provides an extra means of adaptive
potential to different lifestyles. To explore variation in gut microbiota and to understand how …

With the advent of sequencing technology, characterization of schizophrenia with underlying
probing of gut microbiome can provide abundant clues for diagnosis and prognosis of …

Considerable evidence points to the critical role of the gut microbiota in physiology and
disease. The administration of live microbes as a therapeutic modality is increasingly being …

Insects are the most abundant animals on Earth, and the microbiota within their guts play
important roles by engaging in beneficial and pathological interactions with these hosts. In …

We assessed the gut microbiota of 90 American young adults, comparing 43 participants
with major depressive disorder (MDD) and 47 healthy controls, and found that the MDD …

The gut microbiota is an ecosystem including all bacterial species that permanently colonize
the gastro intestinal tract and a large number of other microorganisms from the environment …