The human microbiome is the totality of all microbes in and on the human body, and its
importance in health and disease has been increasingly recognized. High-throughput …

Bone marrow (BM) contains a rare population of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs), which
have been characterized as nonhematopoietic skeletal progenitor cells with central …

Microbiome research has increased dramatically in recent years, driven by advances in
technology and significant reductions in the cost of analysis. Such research has unlocked a …

Diet strongly affects human health, partly by modulating gut microbiome composition. We
used diet inventories and 16 S rDNA sequencing to characterize fecal samples from 98 …

Intestinal microbiota metabolism of choline and phosphatidylcholine produces
trimethylamine (TMA), which is further metabolized to a proatherogenic species …

Immense populations of viruses are present in the human gut and other body sites.
Understanding the role of these populations (the human “virome”) in health and disease …

Motivation: The human microbiome plays an important role in human disease and health.
Identification of factors that affect the microbiome composition can provide insights into …

Diet influences health as a source of nutrients and toxins, and by shaping the composition of
resident microbial populations. Previous studies have begun to map out associations …

Abnormal composition of intestinal bacteria—" dysbiosis"—is characteristic of Crohn's
disease. Disease treatments include dietary changes and immunosuppressive anti-TNFα …

Background & Aims The gut microbiota is a complex and densely populated community in a
dynamic environment determined by host physiology. We investigated how intestinal oxygen …