In macroecosystems, several aspects of diversity are critical for conferring resilience, and the same features are likely important in microbial ecosystems including the human gut microbiota. One important parameter is species richness, i.e. the number of species present in a …

2012年6月13日 · We found the diversity and abundance of each habitat’s signature microbes to vary widely even among healthy subjects, with strong niche specialization both within and among individuals.

We review recent advances in our understanding of how microbial diversity is distributed across environments, how microbes influence the ecosystems in which they live, and how these nanomachines might be harnessed to advance our understanding of the natural world.

Our results indicated that microbiota diversity is important for colonization resistance. This finding fits well with the general idea that microbial diversity is beneficial for microbiome functioning, whereas a loss of diversity, or dysbiosis, can be associated with poor health and disease (25–27).

2012年9月12日 · The composition, diversity and function of gut microbial communities have the potential to inform personalized nutritional and drug treatment strategies . In this Review, we summarize the...

2018年4月1日 · For a better understanding of gut microbiota diversity at different levels, this review suggests the use of recent advances in new technologies which enable the sequencing and characterization of the human microbiome, increasingly revealing new species in …

2020年10月15日 · Here, we examine associations between the gut microbiota and ~150 host phenotypic features across ~3,400 individuals. We identify major axes of taxonomic variance in the gut and a putative...

2012年9月13日 · The gut microbiota is immensely diverse, varies between individuals and can fluctuate over time - especially during disease and early development. Viewing the microbiota from an ecological perspective could provide insight into how to promote health by targeting this microbial community in clinical treatments.

2024年10月9日 · The genetic diversity of the gut microbiota has a central role in host health. Here, we created pangenomes for 728 human gut prokaryotic species, quadrupling the genes of strain-specific genomes.

2022年1月1日 · The highest microbial load, diversity, and functional potency including biosynthesis of essential nutrients, chemical modifications of dietary components, and sources of immunomodulatory molecules, are found in the gut microbiome.