Gut microbiology: fitting into the intestinal neighbourhood

B P Willing; B B Finlay

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.025

Gut microbiology: fitting into the intestinal neighbourhood

Curr Biol. 2009 Jun 9;19(11):R457-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.025.

Authors

B P Willing¹, B B Finlay

Affiliation

¹ Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, #301-2185 East Mall, Michael Smith Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.

PMID: 19515354
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.04.025

Abstract

Microbes inhabiting the gut affect our health in profound and unexpected ways: new studies now show that these effects depend on synergistic and competitive interactions between the bacteria, which are influenced by diet.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteroides / genetics
Bacteroides / immunology
Bacteroides / metabolism
Eubacterium / genetics
Eubacterium / immunology
Eubacterium / metabolism
Gastrointestinal Tract / immunology
Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
Gene Expression Profiling
Humans
Mice
Models, Animal
Symbiosis