In humans, many diseases are associated with alterations in gut microbiota, namely
increases or decreases in the abundance of specific bacterial groups. One example is 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 …

Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes are the predominant bacterial phyla colonizing the healthy
human gut. Accumulating evidence suggests that dietary fiber plays a crucial role in host …

The gut microbiome plays important roles in the maintenance of host health and the
pathogenesis of many diseases. Diet is a key modulator of the gut microbiome. There is …

The intestinal microbiota, composed of pro-and anti-inflammatory microbes, has an essential
role in maintaining gut homeostasis and functionality. An overly hygienic lifestyle …

The human gut microbiota ferments dietary non‐digestible carbohydrates into short‐chain
fatty acids (SCFA). These microbial products are utilized by the host and propionate and …

The adult intestine hosts a myriad of diverse bacterial species that reside mostly in the lower
gut maintaining a symbiosis with the human habitat. In the current review, we describe the …

The pulmonary microbial community, described only a few years ago, forms a discreet part
of the human host microbiota. The airway microbiota has been found to be substantially …

Nondigestible carbohydrates (NDCs) are fermentation substrates in the colon after escaping
digestion in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Among NDCs, resistant starch is not hydrolyzed …

Our understanding of how the gut microbiome interacts with its human host has been
restrained by limited access to longitudinal datasets to examine stability and dynamics, and …