Nonhuman primates, our closest biological relatives, play important roles in the livelihoods,
cultures, and religions of many societies and offer unique insights into human evolution …

The central aim of conservation biology is to understand and mitigate the effects of human
activities on biodiversity. To successfully achieve this objective, researchers must take an …

The aim of this study was to identify whether periodontitis induces gut microbiota dysbiosis
via invasion by salivary microbes. First, faecal and salivary samples were collected from …

Resveratrol and quercetin, widely found in foods and vegetables, are plant polyphenols
reported to have a wide range of biological activities. Despite their limited bioavailabilities …

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 …

Animals in the wild are able to subsist on pathogen-infected and poisonous food and show
immunity to various diseases. These may be due to their microbiota, yet we have a poor …

The beneficial roles of probiotics in lowering the gastrointestinal inflammation and
preventing colorectal cancer have been frequently demonstrated, but their …

As global biodiversity continues to reduce at an alarming rate, threatened species are
increasingly being brought under intensive management or into captivity. However, current …

Plants harbor diverse bacterial communities, which play crucial roles in plant health and
growth, in their rhizosphere, phyllosphere and endosphere. Tomato is an important model …

Over the past decade several studies have reported that the gut microbiomes of mammals
with similar dietary niches exhibit similar compositional and functional traits. However, these …