The gut mycobiome (fungi) is a small but crucial component of the gut microbiome in
humans. Intestinal fungi regulate host homoeostasis, pathophysiological and physiological …

Malnutrition continues to threaten the lives of millions across the world, with children being
hardest hit. Although inadequate access to food and infectious disease are the primary …

Infant microbiome assembly has been intensely studied in infants from industrialized
nations, but little is known about this process in nonindustrialized populations. We deeply …

Disrupted development of the gut microbiota is a contributing cause of childhood
malnutrition. Bifidobacterium longum subspecies infantis is a prominent early colonizer of …

INTRODUCTION There is a dimension to postnatal human development that involves
assembly of microbial communities in different body habitats, including the gut. Children with …

The human gut microbiome composition is generally in a stable dynamic equilibrium, but it
can deteriorate into dysbiotic states detrimental to host health. To disentangle the inherent …

The human microbiome research is with the notable exception of fecal transplantation still
mostly in a descriptive phase. Part of the difficulty for translating research into medical …

Background The succession of the gut microbiota during the first few years plays a vital role
in human development. We elucidate the characteristics and alternations of the infant gut …

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a chronic condition affecting one quarter of the
global population. Although primarily linked to obesity and metabolic syndrome …

Considerable evidence points to the critical role of the gut microbiota in physiology and
disease. The administration of live microbes as a therapeutic modality is increasingly being …