The short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) butyrate, propionate and acetate are microbial
metabolites and their availability in the gut and other organs is determined by environmental …

Epidemiological surveys indicate that the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is
increasing rapidly with the continuous growth of the economy. A large number of studies …

Microbe–host communication is essential to maintain vital functions of a healthy host, and its
disruption has been associated with several diseases, including Crohn's disease and …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) develop via convergence of environmental, microbial,
immunological, and genetic factors. Alterations in the gut microbiota have been associated …

Although new antibiofilm agents have been developed to prevent and eliminate pathogenic
biofilms, their widespread clinical use is hindered by poor biocompatibility and …

It is challenging to associate features such as human health outcomes, diet, environmental
conditions, or other metadata to microbial community measurements, due in part to their …

Trillions of microbes survive and thrive inside the human body. These tiny creatures are
crucial to the development and maturation of our immune system and to maintain gut …

Imbalance of gut microbiota homeostasis is related to the occurrence of ulcerative colitis
(UC), and probiotics are thought to modulate immune microenvironment and repair barrier …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), collectively known as Inflammatory Bowel
Diseases (IBD), are caused by a complex interplay between genetic, immunologic, microbial …

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 …