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Diversity, stability and resilience of the human gut microbiota
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Trillions of microbes inhabit the human intestine, forming a complex ecological community that influences normal physiology and susceptibility to disease through its collective metabolic activities and host interactions. Understanding the factors that underlie changes in the composition and function of the gut microbiota will aid in the design of therapies that target it. This goal is formidable. 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.
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- Authors
- Lozupone, C. A., Stombaugh, J. I., Gordon, J. I., Jansson, J. K., & Knight, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Colorado Boulder (US)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US)
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Knight, Rob
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2012-09
- Volume
- 489
- Issue
- 7415
- Pages
- 220-230
- ISSN
- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
- PMC
- PMC3577372
- OpenAlex
- W2116846792
- Cited by
- 5,533
- References
- 78
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- FWCI
- 17.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Nature (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) (submittedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R37DK030292, K01DK090285)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Gut microbiota and health
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Periodontics › Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Keywords
- gut microbiota, microbial diversity, microbial community stability, microbial resilience, host-microbe interactions, microbiota composition, microbiota dynamics, disease susceptibility, early development, microbiota-targeted therapy, ecological perspective
- MeSH terms
- Diet, Environment, Health, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Intestines, Biodiversity, Metagenome
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