Whether the human fetus and the prenatal intrauterine environment (amniotic fluid and
placenta) are stably colonized by microbial communities in a healthy pregnancy remains a …

Gut bacteria play an important role in the digestion of food, immune activation, and
regulation of entero-endocrine signaling pathways, but also communicate with the central …

The human microbiome is an integral component of the human body and a co-determinant
of several health conditions,. However, the extent to which interpersonal relations shape the …

Metagenomic assembly enables new organism discovery from microbial communities, but it
can only capture few abundant organisms from most metagenomes. Here we present …

The genus Prevotella includes more than 50 characterized species that occur in varied
natural habitats, although most Prevotella spp. are associated with humans. In the human …

The microbiome shapes many host traits, yet the biology of microbiomes challenges
traditional evolutionary models. Here, we illustrate how integrating the microbiome into …

The perinatal period represents a critical window for cognitive and immune system
development, promoted by maternal and infant gut microbiomes and their metabolites. Here …

Immediately after birth, newborn babies experience rapid colonization by microorganisms
from their mothers and the surrounding environment. Diseases in childhood and later in life …

Early development of the gut ecosystem is crucial for lifelong health. While infant gut
bacterial communities have been studied extensively, the infant gut virome remains under …

Coexisting microbial cells of the same species often exhibit genetic variation that can affect
phenotypes ranging from nutrient preference to pathogenicity. Here we present inStrain, a …