The particularly interdisciplinary nature of human microbiome research makes the organization
and reporting of results spanning epidemiology, biology, bioinformatics, translational …

To study the effect of host genetics on gut microbiome composition, the MiBioGen consortium
curated and analyzed genome-wide genotypes and 16S fecal microbiome data from …

Human gut microbiota is an important determinant for health and disease, and recent
studies emphasize the numerous factors shaping its diversity. Here we performed a genome-wide …

Animals are usually regarded as independent entities within their respective environments.
However, within an organism, eukaryotes and prokaryotes interact dynamically to form the so-…

Background Imbalances of gut microbiota composition are linked to a range of metabolic
perturbations. In the present study, we examined the gut microbiota of women with gestational …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are metabolic disorders that are linked to microbiome
alterations. However, their co-occurrence poses challenges in disentangling microbial features …

Aims In spite of current medical treatment approaches, mortality of chronic heart failure (HF)
remains high and novel treatment modalities are thus urgently needed. A recent theory …

Recent population-based 1 , 2 , 3 – 4 and clinical studies 5 have identified a range of factors
associated with human gut microbiome variation. Murine quantitative trait loci 6 , human …

Adaptive thermogenesis is an energy-demanding process that is mediated by cold-activated
beige and brown adipocytes, and it entails increased uptake of carbohydrates, as well as …

Background The interplay between hosts and their associated microbiome is now recognized
as a fundamental basis of the ecology, evolution, and development of both players. These …