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ReviewApplied and environmental microbiology2024

Progress on network modeling and analysis of gut microecology: a review.

Meng Luo, Jinlin Zhu, Jiajia Jia, Hao Zhang, Jianxin Zhao

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Review in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Network Analysis in Microbiome Research: Methods, Tools, and Applications.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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  9. SIMBA-GNN: mechanistic graph learning for microbiome prediction.NPJ systems biology and applications · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Meng LuoState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0009-0003-9175-9097
Jinlin ZhuState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4296-5914
Jiajia JiaKey Laboratory of Advanced Process Control for Light Industry (Ministry of Education), Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
Hao ZhangState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.
Jianxin ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gut microecological network is a complex microbial community within the human body that plays a key role in linking dietary nutrition and host physiology. To understand the complex relationships among microbes and their functions within this community, network analysis has emerged as a powerful tool. By representing the interactions between microbes and their associated omics data as a network, we can gain a comprehensive understanding of the ecological mechanisms that drive the human gut microbiota. In addition, the network-based approach provides a more intuitive analysis of the gut microbiota, simplifying the study of its complex dynamics and interdependencies. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the methods used to construct and analyze networks in the context of gut microecological background. We discuss various types of network modeling approaches, including co-occurrence networks, causal networks, dynamic networks, and multi-omics networks, and describe the analytical techniques used to identify important network properties. We also highlight the challenges and limitations of network modeling in this area, such as data scarcity and heterogeneity, and provide future research directions to overcome these limitations. By exploring these network-based methods, researchers can gain valuable insights into the intricate relationships and functional roles of microbial communities within the gut, ultimately advancing our understanding of the gut microbiota's impact on human health.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeMicrobiotaDietHumansNutritional Statusgut microecologymicrobiomenetwork analysisnetwork construction

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PMID38415584
PMCPMC11207142

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