Microbial ecology along the gastrointestinal tract

ET Hillman, H Lu, T Yao, CH Nakatsu - Microbes and environments, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The ecosystem of the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract traverses a number of environmental,
chemical, and physical conditions because it runs from the oral cavity to the anus. These …

[HTML][HTML] Roles of sex hormones and gender in the gut microbiota

K Yoon, N Kim - Journal of Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The distribution of gut microbiota varies according to age (childhood, puberty, pregnancy,
menopause, and old age) and sex. Gut microbiota are known to contribute to gastrointestinal …

(Dis) Trust your gut: the gut microbiome in age-related inflammation, health, and disease

TW Buford - Microbiome, 2017 - Springer
Chronic inflammation represents one of the most consistent biologic features of aging.
However, the precise etiology of persistent low-grade increases in inflammation remains …

Modulation of the human gut microbiota by phenolics and phenolic fiber‐rich foods

YT Loo, K Howell, M Chan, P Zhang… - … reviews in food science …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The gut microbiota plays a prominent role in human health. Alterations in the gut microbiota
are linked to the development of chronic diseases such as obesity, inflammatory bowel …

Interactions and competition within the microbial community of the human colon: links between diet and health

HJ Flint, SH Duncan, KP Scott… - Environmental …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The microbiota of the human intestinal tract play an important role in health, in particular by
mediating many of the effects of diet upon gut health. Surveys of 16S rRNA sequence …

The gastrointestinal microbiota as a site for the biotransformation of drugs

T Sousa, R Paterson, V Moore, A Carlsson… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
There are 100 trillion microbes in the human gastrointestinal tract with numbers increasing
distally. These microbiota secrete a diverse array of enzymes (primarily for carbohydrate and …

Gut fermentation of dietary fibres: physico-chemistry of plant cell walls and implications for health

BA Williams, LJ Grant, MJ Gidley… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The majority of dietary fibre (DF) originates from plant cell walls. Chemically, DF mostly
comprise carbohydrate polymers, which resist hydrolysis by digestive enzymes in the …

From structure to function: the ecology of host-associated microbial communities

CJ Robinson, BJM Bohannan… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
In the past several years, we have witnessed an increased interest in understanding the
structure and function of the indigenous microbiota that inhabits the human body. It is hoped …

Microbial Community Development in a Dynamic Gut Model Is Reproducible, Colon Region Specific, and Selective for Bacteroidetes and Clostridium Cluster IX

P Van den Abbeele, C Grootaert… - Applied and …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
Dynamic, multicompartment in vitro gastrointestinal simulators are often used to monitor gut
microbial dynamics and activity. These reactors need to harbor a microbial community that is …

Advances and perspectives in in vitro human gut fermentation modeling

AN Payne, A Zihler, C Chassard, C Lacroix - Trends in biotechnology, 2012 - cell.com
The gut microbiota is a highly specialized organ containing host-specific assemblages of
microbes whereby metabolic activity directly impacts human health and disease. In vitro gut …