Inflammatory bowel diseases, which include Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, affect
several million individuals worldwide. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are complex …

Nitrate levels in our water resources have increased in many areas of the world largely due
to applications of inorganic fertilizer and animal manure in agricultural areas. The regulatory …

Advances in DNA sequencing technology have vastly improved the ability of researchers to
explore the microbial inhabitants of the human body. Unfortunately, while these studies have …

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder which affects a large proportion of the
population globally. The precise etiology of IBS is still unknown, although consensus …

Research on the human microbiome has yielded numerous insights into health and disease,
but also has resulted in a wealth of experimental artifacts. Here, we present suggestions for …

Cancer is the world's second-leading cause of death, and the involvement of microbes in a
range of diseases, including cancer, is well established. The gut microbiota is known to play …

Advances in technical capabilities for reading complex human microbiomes are leading to
an explosion of microbiome research, leading in turn to intense interest among clinicians in …

First insights on the human gut microbiome have been gained from medium-sized, cross-
sectional studies. However, given the modest portion of explained variance of currently …

Although great interest has been displayed by researchers in the contribution of gut
microbiota to human health, there is still no standard protocol with consensus to guarantee …

Microbiome analysis involves determining the composition and function of a community of
microorganisms in a particular location. For the gastroenterologist, this technology opens up …