ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2024
The importance of host physical niches for the stability of gut microbiome composition.
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- Circulating microbiome DNA features and its effect on predicting clinicopathological characteristics of patients with colorectal cancer.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Bridging Ecology and Microbiomes: Applying Ecological Theories in Host-associated Microbial Ecosystems.Current clinical microbiology reports · 2025Review
- Tethering of soluble immune effectors to mucin and chitin reflects a convergent and dynamic role in gut immunity.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Review
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Abstract
Gut bacteria are prevalent throughout the Metazoa and form complex microbial communities associated with food breakdown, nutrient provision and disease prevention. How hosts acquire and maintain a consistent bacterial flora remains mysterious even in the best-studied animals, including humans, mice, fishes, squid, bugs, worms and flies. This essay visits the evidence that hosts have co-evolved relationships with specific bacteria and that some of these relationships are supported by specialized physical niches that select, sequester and maintain microbial symbionts. Genetics approaches could uncover the mechanisms for recruiting and maintaining the stable and consistent members of the microbiome. This article is part of the theme issue 'Sculpting the microbiome: how host factors determine and respond to microbial colonization'.
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