Human genetic variation and the gut microbiome in disease

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A core gut microbiome in obese and lean twins

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Changes of Intestinal Functions in Liver Cirrhosis

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Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases

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Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity

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Unravelling the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

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Gut Microbiota from Twins Discordant for Obesity Modulate Metabolism in Mice

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Evolution of mammals and their gut microbes

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The Treatment-Naive Microbiome in New-Onset Crohn’s Disease

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Human Genetics Shape the Gut Microbiome

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Genetics and pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

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Gut biogeography of the bacterial microbiota

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Nod2 Is a General Sensor of Peptidoglycan through Muramyl Dipeptide (MDP) Detection

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Gut microbiota regulates bile acid metabolism by reducing the levels of tauro-beta-muricholic acid, a naturally occurring FXR antagonist

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The inner of the two Muc2 mucin-dependent mucus layers in colon is devoid of bacteria

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Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium

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The Long-Term Stability of the Human Gut Microbiota

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Nod2-Dependent Regulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity in the Intestinal Tract

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Metagenomic microbial community profiling using unique clade-specific marker genes

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Host Recognition of Bacterial Muramyl Dipeptide Mediated through NOD2

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Convergent adaptation of human lactase persistence in Africa and Europe

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New genetic loci link adipose and insulin biology to body fat distribution

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Unravelling the effects of the environment and host genotype on the gut microbiome

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CARD9 impacts colitis by altering gut microbiota metabolism of tryptophan into aryl hydrocarbon receptor ligands

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Transkingdom Control of Microbiota Diurnal Oscillations Promotes Metabolic Homeostasis

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The composition of the gut microbiota throughout life, with an emphasis on early life

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Mucolytic Bacteria With Increased Prevalence in IBD Mucosa Augment In Vitro Utilization of Mucin by Other Bacteria

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Human susceptibility and resistance to Norwalk virus infection

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Diet dominates host genotype in shaping the murine gut microbiota

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Association between insertion mutation in NOD2 gene and Crohn's disease in German and British populations

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Metabolic Reconstruction for Metagenomic Data and Its Application to the Human Microbiome

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Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence colitis

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Genetic determinants of the gut microbiome in UK twins

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Natural history of the infant gut microbiome and impact of antibiotic treatment on bacterial strain diversity and stability

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Ecology drives a global network of gene exchange connecting the human microbiome

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Mapping of a susceptibility locus for Crohn's disease on chromosome 16

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Mucin glycan foraging in the human gut microbiome

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NOD2 (CARD15) mutations in Crohn’s disease are associated with diminished mucosal α-defensin expression

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Inflammation, antibiotics, and diet as environmental stressors of the gut microbiome in pediatric Crohn's disease

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The effect of host genetics on the gut microbiome

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The host shapes the gut microbiota via fecal microRNA

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Host genetic variation impacts microbiome composition across human body sites

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