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ReviewGut microbes2026

Precise probiotic therapy: Advances, bottlenecks, and the road to microbiome-informed nutrition.

Yuesong Jiang, Shuaiming Jiang, Zhengting Wang, Pengfei Zhu, Jiachao Zhang, Fei Teng, Shi Huang

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Review in Gut microbes, 2026. 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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15citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. The microbiota-proteostasis axis: implications in neurodegenerative diseases.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2026
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  12. Special Issue "Gut Microbiota in Disease Mechanisms and Therapy 3.0".International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  14. Strain-dependent efficacy of pasteurizedFrontiers in nutrition · 2026
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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

7 authors.

Yuesong JiangFaculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0009-0007-8736-3507
Shuaiming JiangSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-9384-9200
Zhengting WangFaculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.
Pengfei ZhuSingle-Cell Center, CAS Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
Jiachao ZhangSchool of Food Science and Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0001-8099-6749
Fei TengQingdao Stomatological Hospital Affiliated to Qingdao University, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
Shi HuangFaculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, People's Republic of China.ORCID 0000-0002-7529-2269

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human gut microbiome is a cornerstone of health, yet conventional probiotic therapies often exhibit limited efficacy owing to heterogeneity in host-microbe-environment dynamics. This review dissects the biological and environmental drivers of such variability and highlights emerging frameworks that integrate cross-sectional and longitudinal multi-omics data to predict probiotic treatment outcomes and host metabolic responses. We further spotlight breakthroughs in methodological development in efficient mining and engineering of probiotic strains, which enable the rational design of functionally enhanced, personalized probiotics. By synthesizing these advances, the review underscores the transformative potential of combining data-driven models with precision-engineered microbial therapeutics to address current limitations and usher in a new era of future microbiome-informed nutrition and personalized interventions.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeProbioticsAnimalsHumansMultiomicsPrecision Medicinefood componentsgut microbesmulti-omics integrationprecise probioticspredictive modelingProbiotic heterogeneitytrophic interactions

Identifiers

PMID41617669
PMCPMC12867423

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