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ReviewCellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS2020

Caenorhabditis elegans: a model to understand host-microbe interactions.

Arun Kumar, Aiswarya Baruah, Masahiro Tomioka, Yuichi Iino, Mohan C Kalita, Mojibur Khan

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Review in Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
66citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 112 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Arun KumarMolecular Biology and Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India.
Aiswarya BaruahDepartment of Agricultural Biotechnology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, 785013, India.
Masahiro TomiokaDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Yuichi IinoDepartment of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan.
Mohan C KalitaDepartment of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, 781014, India.
Mojibur KhanMolecular Biology and Microbial Biotechnology Laboratory, Division of Life Sciences, Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam, 781035, India. mojibur.khan@gmail.com.
Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology · INThe University of Tokyo · JPAssam Agricultural University · INGauhati University · IN

Funding

Department of Biotechnology BT/NE/550/U-EXCELDepartment of Biotechnology DBT/JRF/BET-16/I/2016/AL/143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Host-microbe interactions within the gut are fundamental to all higher organisms. Caenorhabditis elegans has been in use as a surrogate model to understand the conserved mechanisms in host-microbe interactions. Morphological and functional similarities of C. elegans gut with the human have allowed the mechanistic investigation of gut microbes and their effects on metabolism, development, reproduction, behavior, pathogenesis, immune responses and lifespan. Recent reports suggest their suitability for functional investigations of human gut bacteria, such as gut microbiota of healthy and diseased individuals. Our knowledge on the gut microbial diversity of C. elegans in their natural environment and the effect of host genetics on their core gut microbiota is important. Caenorhabditis elegans, as a model, is continuously bridging the gap in our understanding the role of genetics, environment, and dietary factors on physiology of the host.

Indexed as

Host-Pathogen InteractionsModels, AnimalAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansDysbiosisGastrointestinal MicrobiomeModels, BiologicalCommensalDysbiosisLongevityPathogenProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID31584128
PMCPMC11104810
OpenAlexW2978789382

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