Advancing the fitness of gut commensal bacteria

Science. 2023 Nov 17;382(6672):766-768. doi: 10.1126/science.adh9165. Epub 2023 Nov 16.

Abstract

Nutrient starvation of beneficial bacteria helps them colonize the human gut.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteroidetes* / genetics
  • Bacteroidetes* / metabolism
  • Diet
  • Firmicutes* / genetics
  • Firmicutes* / metabolism
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases* / microbiology
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases* / prevention & control
  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome* / genetics
  • Genetic Engineering
  • Genetic Fitness*
  • Humans
  • Intestines / microbiology
  • Mice
  • Probiotics* / therapeutic use
  • Symbiosis