The mammalian gut microbial community, known as the gut microbiota, comprises trillions of
bacteria, which co-evolved with the host and has an important role in a variety of host …

The importance of the gut–brain axis in regulating stress-related responses has long been
appreciated. More recently, the microbiota has emerged as a key player in the control of this …

Plant-associated microbiomes contribute to important ecosystem functions such as host
resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses. The factors that determine such community …

The microbiome has an important role in human health. Changes in the microbiota can
confer resistance to or promote infection by pathogenic bacteria. Antibiotics have a profound …

Indigenous microbiota are an essential component in the modern concept of human health,
but the composition and functional characteristics of a healthy microbiome remain to be …

Dietary and bacterial metabolites influence immune responses. This raises the question
whether the increased incidence of allergies, asthma, some autoimmune diseases …

Citrobacter rodentium is a mucosal pathogen of mice that shares several pathogenic
mechanisms with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli …

Background & Aims Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of liver failure and
mortality. In humans, severe alcoholic hepatitis is associated with key changes to intestinal …

The gut microbial ecosystem is fundamental in proper nutritional, physiological, and
immunological functions of the pig. However, composition and function of a healthy …

Clin Microbiol Infect 2012; 18 (Suppl. 4): 2–4 Abstract The human organism is a complex
structure composed of cells belonging to all three domains of life on Earth, Eukarya, Bacteria …