Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder which affects a large proportion of the
population globally. The precise etiology of IBS is still unknown, although consensus …

Host-associated microbial communities have an important role in shaping the health and
fitness of plants and animals. Most studies have focused on the bacterial, fungal or viral …

Many species of fungi have been detected in the healthy human gut; however, nearly half of
all taxa reported have only been found in one sample or one study. Fungi capable of …

The microorganisms that inhabit the human gastrointestinal tract comprise a complex
ecosystem with functions that significantly contribute to our systemic metabolism and have …

SUMMARY A pure bacterial culture remains essential for the study of its virulence, its
antibiotic susceptibility, and its genome sequence in order to facilitate the understanding …

Methanogenic archaea are known as human gut inhabitants since more than 30 years ago
through the detection of methane in the breath and isolation of two methanogenic species …

Recent findings have shaken our picture of the biology of the archaea and revealed novel
traits beyond archaeal extremophily and supposed 'primitiveness'. The archaea constitute a …

The human body is home to a complex and diverse microbial ecosystem that plays a central
role in host health. This includes a diversity of fungal species that is collectively referred to …

The intestinal microbiota, which is composed of bacteria, viruses, and micro-eukaryotes, acts
as an accessory organ system with distinct functions along the intestinal tract that are critical …

Mammals are defined by their metagenome, a combination of host and microbiome genes.
This knowledge presents opportunities to further basic biology with translation to human …