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ArticleBiogerontology2018

Dissecting cause and effect in host-microbiome interactions using the combined worm-bug model system.

Marina Ezcurra

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Article in Biogerontology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Environmental science. Processes & impacts · 2026
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  3. Exploring Effects ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
    Article
  4. Biology of theGenetics · 2019
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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1 author.

Marina EzcurraDepartment of Genetics, Evolution and Environment and Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK. m.ezcurra@qmul.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-2739-6984

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-throughput molecular studies are greatly advancing our knowledge of the human microbiome and its specific role in governing health and disease states. A myriad of ongoing studies aim at identifying links between microbial community disequilibria (dysbiosis) and human diseases. However, due to the inherent complexity and heterogeneity of the human microbiome we need robust experimental models that allow the systematic manipulation of variables to test the multitude of hypotheses arisen from large-scale 'meta-omic' projects. The nematode C. elegans combined with bacterial models offers an avenue to dissect cause and effect in host-microbiome interactions. This combined model allows the genetic manipulation of both host and microbial genetics and the use of a variety of tools, to identify pathways affecting host health. A number of recent high impact studies have used C. elegans to identify microbial pathways affecting ageing and longevity, demonstrating the power of the combined C. elegans-bacterial model. Here I will review the current state of the field, what we have learned from using C. elegans to study gut microbiome and host interactions, and the potential of using this model system in the future.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeHost Microbial InteractionsLongevityModels, BiologicalAnimalsBacillus subtilisBiofilmsCaenorhabditis elegansDysbiosisEscherichia coliFolic AcidHumansNitric AcidFolic AcidNitric AcidAgeingBiofilmB. subtilisC. elegansDysbiosisE. coliFolateMicrobiomeMicrobiotaNO

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PMID29557050
PMCPMC6223720

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