The Christensenellaceae, a recently described family in the phylum Firmicutes, is emerging
as an important player in human health. The relative abundance of Christensenellaceae in …

Since the renaissance of microbiome research in the past decade, much insight has
accumulated in comprehending forces shaping the architecture and functionality of resident …

One major limitation of microbial community marker gene sequencing is that it does not
provide direct information on the functional composition of sampled communities. Here, we …

Although humans have cospeciated with their gut-resident microbes, it is difficult to infer
features of our ancestral microbiome. Here, we examine the microbiome profile of 350 stool …

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

A growing number of human gut microbiome studies consistently describe differences
between human populations. Here, we review how factors related to host genetics, ethnicity …

The human body is colonized by a diverse community of microorganisms collectively
referred to as the microbiota. Here, we describe how the human microbiota influences …

The trillions of microbes living in the gut—the gut microbiota—play an important role in
human biology and disease. While much has been done to explore its diversity, a full …

The human microbiota is a diverse microbial ecosystem associated with many beneficial
physiological functions as well as numerous disease etiologies. Dominated by bacteria, the …

Most of the Human diseases affecting westernized countries are associated with dysbiosis
and loss of microbial diversity in the gut microbiota. The Western way of life, with a wide use …