Symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract promote health by decreasing
susceptibility to infection and enhancing resistance to a range of diseases. In this Review …

A dense and diverse microbial community inhabits the gut and many epithelial surfaces.
Referred to as the microbiota, it co-evolved with the host and is beneficial for many host …

Antibiotics are used to fight pathogens but also target commensal bacteria, disturbing the
composition of gut microbiota and causing dysbiosis and disease. Despite this well-known …

Several species of intestinal bacteria have been associated with enhanced efficacy of
checkpoint blockade immunotherapy, but the underlying mechanisms by which the …

The intestine harbours a complex array of microorganisms collectively known as the gut
microbiota. The past two decades have witnessed increasing interest in studying the gut …

The human gut microbiome plays an important role in resisting colonization of the host by
pathogens, but we lack the ability to predict which communities will be protective. We …

Omnivorous animals, including mice and humans, tend to prefer energy-dense nutrients rich
in fat over plant-based diets, especially for short periods of time, but the health …

Bacteria belonging to the Lachnospiraceae family are abundant, obligate anaerobic
members of the microbiota in healthy humans. Lachnospiraceae impact their hosts by …

Background Bacteria within family S24-7 (phylum Bacteroidetes) are dominant in the mouse
gut microbiota and detected in the intestine of other animals. Because they had not been …

The intestinal microbiota provides colonization resistance against pathogens, limiting
pathogen expansion and transmission. These microbiota-mediated mechanisms were …