The human gut bacteria Christensenellaceae are widespread, heritable, and associated with health

JL Waters, RE Ley - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Gut microbiota and obesity: a role for probiotics

L Abenavoli, E Scarpellini, C Colica, L Boccuto… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, obesity is one of the most prevalent human health problems. Research from the
last 30 years has clarified the role of the imbalance between energy intake and expenditure …

Combined effects of host genetics and diet on human gut microbiota and incident disease in a single population cohort

Y Qin, AS Havulinna, Y Liu, P Jousilahti, SC Ritchie… - Nature Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Human genetic variation affects the gut microbiota through a complex combination of
environmental and host factors. Here we characterize genetic variations associated with …

The human gut microbiota: Metabolism and perspective in obesity

AC Gomes, C Hoffmann, JF Mota - Gut microbes, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The gut microbiota has been recognized as an important factor in the development of
metabolic diseases such as obesity and is considered an endocrine organ involved in the …

Human gut microbiome: function matters

A Heintz-Buschart, P Wilmes - Trends in microbiology, 2018 - cell.com
The human gut microbiome represents a complex ecosystem contributing essential
functions to its host. Recent large-scale metagenomic studies have provided insights into its …

[HTML][HTML] Meta-analyses of human gut microbes associated with obesity and IBD

WA Walters, Z Xu, R Knight - FEBS letters, 2014 - Elsevier
Recent studies have linked human gut microbes to obesity and inflammatory bowel disease,
but consistent signals have been difficult to identify. Here we test for indicator taxa and …

Gallstone disease, obesity and the firmicutes/bacteroidetes ratio as a possible biomarker of gut dysbiosis

IN Grigor'eva - Journal of personalized medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Obesity is a major risk factor for develo** gallstone disease (GSD). Previous studies have
shown that obesity is associated with an elevated Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio in the gut …

Functional redundancy-induced stability of gut microbiota subjected to disturbance

A Moya, M Ferrer - Trends in microbiology, 2016 - cell.com
The microbiota should be considered as just another component of the human epigenetic
landscape. Thus, health is also a reflection of the diversity and composition of gut microbiota …

Pediatric obesity is associated with an altered gut microbiota and discordant shifts in Firmicutes populations

A Riva, F Borgo, C Lassandro, E Verduci… - Environmental …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
An altered gut microbiota has been linked to obesity in adulthood, although little is known
about childhood obesity. The aim of this study was to characterize the composition of the gut …

Microbiome of prebiotic-treated mice reveals novel targets involved in host response during obesity

A Everard, V Lazarevic, N Gaïa, M Johansson… - The ISME …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The gut microbiota is involved in metabolic and immune disorders associated with obesity
and type 2 diabetes. We previously demonstrated that prebiotic treatment may significantly …