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The Integrative Human Microbiome Project

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The Integrative HMP (iHMP) Research Network Consortium, Proctor, Lita M., Creasy, Heather H., Fettweis, Jennifer M., Lloyd-Price, Jason, Mahurkar, Anup, Zhou, Wenyu, Buck, Gregory A. +5 more·2019·Nature

Abstract

The NIH Human Microbiome Project (HMP) has been carried out over ten years and two phases to provide resources, methods, and discoveries that link interactions between humans and their microbiomes to health-related outcomes. The recently completed second phase, the Integrative Human Microbiome Project, comprised studies of dynamic changes in the microbiome and host under three conditions: pregnancy and preterm birth; inflammatory bowel diseases; and stressors that affect individuals with prediabetes. The associated research begins to elucidate mechanisms of host–microbiome interactions under these conditions, provides unique data resources (at the HMP Data Coordination Center), and represents a paradigm for future multi-omic studies of the human microbiome.

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The Integrative Human Microbiome Project (iHMP/HMP2) reports three longitudinal multi-omic cohort studies linking host and microbial dynamics to pregnancy/preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease, and prediabetes. It also describes the resulting data resources and argues that longitudinal, multi-omic profiling is needed to capture personalized host–microbiome interactions.

Key findings

  • In pregnancy/preterm birth (MOMS-PI), 1,527 women were followed and 206,437 specimens collected; analysis of 12,039 samples from 597 pregnancies found that women who had spontaneous preterm birth were less likely to have *Lactobacillus crispatus*-dominated vaginal microbiota and more likely to have increased *Sneathia amnii*, *Prevotella*-related clades, BVAB1, and TM7-H1, with prediction most sensitive/specific using samples before 24 weeks.
  • In IBD (IBDMDB), 132 individuals from five clinical centres were followed for one year each, with 1,785 stool samples, 651 intestinal biopsies, and 529 quarterly blood samples; longitudinal changes were larger than cross-sectional differences among clinical phenotypes, and a network of more than 2,900 significant host and microbial interactors was constructed.
  • In prediabetes (IPOP), 106 healthy/prediabetic individuals were followed over about four years across 1,092 collections; insulin-resistant and insulin-sensitive participants differed at baseline and in response to respiratory viral infection or weight change, with insulin-resistant participants showing decreased/delayed inflammatory responses and altered gut microbial changes.
  • Across HMP1 and HMP2, 42 terabytes of multi-omic data were produced and archived at the HMP Data Coordination Center, which receives 9,000–12,000 user sessions each month; shotgun metagenomics, untargeted metabolomics, and immunoprofiling were particularly effective, whereas genetic variants were generally difficult to link to the microbiome in these small deeply profiled populations.

Methods

  • HMP2 comprised three longitudinal, multi-omic cohort studies: MOMS-PI for pregnancy and preterm birth, IBDMDB for inflammatory bowel diseases, and IPOP for prediabetes.
  • MOMS-PI followed 1,527 pregnancies and collected 206,437 specimens, with subsets analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing, metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, cytokine profiling, lipidomics, and bacterial genome analysis; 12,039 samples from 597 pregnancies were analyzed in depth.
  • IBDMDB followed 132 individuals for one year each with stool, biopsy, and blood multi-omics; IPOP followed 106 individuals quarterly over about four years, profiling host exomes, transcriptomes, metabolomes, proteomes, cytokines, clinical labs, and microbial 16S profiles, including a 23-person weight gain/loss subset.

Limitations

  • Stated: the HMP2 raised more questions than it answered; the aetiologies of baseline inter-individual microbiome differences and dynamic changes were not apparent, it remains unclear whether specific strains are sufficient or necessary for disease phenotypes, and the small molecules or immune cell subsets transmitting gut signals to systemic conditions were not identified.
  • Stated: each HMP2 study was carried out within a geographically and genetically constrained population, and global differences in early life events, infectious disease exposure, or diet may change how microbiome dynamics contribute to disease.
  • Evident: the three studies are separate condition-specific cohorts rather than one unified population, and the findings are largely longitudinal associations rather than direct causal demonstrations.

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  • Findingnone given

    Most women in MOMS-PI who experienced spontaneous PTB at less than 37 weeks of gestation were of African ancestry.

    “Although the overall MOMS-PI cohort was demographically diverse, most women who experienced spontaneous PTB at less than 37 weeks of gestation were of African ancestry.”
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    A preliminary model to predict risk of PTB was most sensitive and specific using vaginal microbiome profiles from samples collected before 24 weeks of gestation.

    “and a preliminary model to predict risk of PTB was most sensitive and specific using vaginal microbiome profiles from samples collected before 24 weeks of gestation.”
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    Women who went on to experience spontaneous PTB were more likely to exhibit increased proportional abundance of several taxa including Sneathia amnii, Prevotella-related clades, BVAB1, and TM7-H1.

    “and were more likely to exhibit an increased proportional abundance of several taxa including Sneathia amnii, Prevotella-related clades, a Lachnospiraceae taxon known as BVAB1, and a Saccharibacteria bacterium known as TM7-H1.”
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    PTB signatures were reflected in metagenomic and metatranscriptomic measurements.

    “The signatures of PTB were also reflected in metagenomic and metatranscriptomic measurements”
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    Vaginal pro-inflammatory cytokines including IL-1β, IL-6, MIP-1β and eotaxin-1 were positively correlated with PTB-associated taxa.

    “and vaginal pro-inflammatory cytokines (including IL-1β, IL-6, MIP-1β and eotaxin-1) were positively correlated with PTB-associated taxa.”
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    Findingcitation

    HMP1 found that the taxonomic composition of the microbiome alone was often not a good correlate with host phenotype; host phenotype tended to be better predicted by prevalent microbial molecular function or personalized strain-specific makeup.

    “One of the main findings of the HMP1 was that the taxonomic composition of the microbiome alone was often not a good correlate with host phenotype—this tended to be better predicted by prevalent microbial molecular function or personalized strain-specific makeup21.”
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    • cites [21] Human Microbiome Project Consortium. Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome. Nature 486, 207–214 (2012). HMP1 study analysing 5,177 16S rRNA gene sequencng profiles and 681 shotgun metagenomes spanning up to 18 body sites and three time points each from 242 healthy adults; established baseline ranges of taxonomic diversity within and between body sites, as well as strain personalization and functional commonalities. source

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    Together, the HMP1 and HMP2 phases have produced a total of 42 terabytes of multi-omic data.

    “Together, the HMP1 and HMP2 phases have produced a total of 42 terabytes of multi-omic data”
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    During RVI, insulin-resistant participants showed substantially decreased and delayed inflammatory responses, including the acute phase response and IL-1 signalling, and altered gut microbial changes compared with insulin-sensitive participants.

    “For example, during RVI, insulin-resistant participants showed substantially decreased and delayed inflammatory responses (for example, the acute phase response and IL-1 signalling) and altered gut microbial changes when compared with insulin-sensitive participants (for example, in Lachnospiraceae and Rikenellaceae but not bacilli).”
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    Findingnone given

    The DCC website allows users to find, query, search, visualize, and download data from thousands of samples with associated metadata.

    “The DCC website allows users to find, query, search, visualize, and download data from thousands of samples with associated metadata.”
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    Findingcitation

    HMP1 studies established typical ranges, for some populations, of microbial membership and enzymatic repertoires across the body, combinations of metabolic functions that were either prevalent or strain-specific, and some host factors such as race or ethnicity that determine this variation.

    “Studies of both a baseline adult population21–23 and ‘demonstration’ populations with specific disease states established typical ranges (for some populations) of microbial membership and enzymatic repertoires across the body, combinations of metabolic functions that were either prevalent or strain-specific, and some of the host factors (such as race or ethnicity) that determine this variation.”
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    • cites [21] Human Microbiome Project Consortium. Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome. Nature 486, 207–214 (2012). HMP1 study analysing 5,177 16S rRNA gene sequencng profiles and 681 shotgun metagenomes spanning up to 18 body sites and three time points each from 242 healthy adults; established baseline ranges of taxonomic diversity within and between body sites, as well as strain personalization and functional commonalities. source

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    • cites [22] Human Microbiome Project Consortium. A framework for human microbiome research. Nature 486, 215–221 (2012). source

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    • cites [23] Lloyd-Price, J. et al. Strains, functions and dynamics in the expanded Human Microbiome Project. Nature 550, 61–66 (2017). Second wave of HMP1 data (HMP1-II) extending the analysis and data resource to 2,355 total shotgun metagenomes from 265 healthy adults; quantified strain personalization and retention dynamics over time, as well as identifying niche-specific and host-associated microbial community functions. source

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    Findingown data

    The data led to microbially linked, clinically actionable health discoveries in a number of diseases in addition to T2D, including metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, haematological or oncological conditions, and other areas; these signs were often present before symptom onset.

    “Overall, the data led to microbially linked, clinically actionable health discoveries in a number of diseases in addition to T2D, including metabolic disease, cardiovascular disease, haematological or oncological conditions, and other areas; these signs were often present before symptom onset”
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    Early detection of T2D developed differently among participants and was better detectable with varied assays; some individuals first exhibited measurements in the diabetic range on tests of fasting glucose, whereas others did so on tests of haemoglobin A1c, oral glucose tolerance tests, or continuous glucose monitoring.

    “These included early detection of T2D, which developed differently among participants and was better detectable with varied assays; for example, some individuals first exhibited measurements in the diabetic range on tests of fasting glucose, whereas others did so on tests of haemoglobin A1c, oral glucose tolerance tests, or even continuous glucose monitoring.”
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    The dysbiosis was not unique to the microbial response to inflammation and was associated with other host and biochemical alterations.

    “This dysbiosis was not unique to the microbial response to inflammation, however, and was associated with other host and biochemical alterations”
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    The main microbial contributors to large-scale shifts from one time point to the next largely mirrored the differences observed in dysbiosis, and the shifts frequently marked entrance into or exit from periods of dysbiosis.

    “The main microbial contributors to these large-scale shifts from one time point to the next largely mirrored the differences observed in dysbiosis, and the shifts frequently marked the entrance into or exit from periods of dysbiosis.”
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    Findingreasoning

    There were fewer changes in nasal microbiota in insulin-resistant participants, and both the richness and diversity of nasal microorganisms decreased during RVI in insulin-sensitive but not insulin-resistant participants.

    “Accordingly, there were fewer changes in nasal microbiota in insulin-resistant participants, and both the richness and the diversity of nasal microorganisms decreased during RVI in insulin-sensitive but not insulin-resistant participants.”
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    Findingcitation

    HMP1 yielded community resources including nucleotide sequences of microorganisms and communities, protocols for reproducible body-wide microbiome sampling and data generation, and computational methods for microbiome analysis and epidemiology.

    “This first phase of the HMP (HMP1) thus yielded a wealth of community resources: nucleotide sequences of microorganisms and communities from a large number of isolates, individuals, and populations (http://hmpdacc.org)34–37; protocols to support reproducible body-wide microbiome sampling and data generation38–40; and computational methods for microbiome analysis and epidemiology41–47.”
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    • cites [34] Fodor, A. A. et al. The “most wanted” taxa from the human microbiome for whole genome sequencing. PLoS One 7, e41294 (2012).

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    • cites [35] Nelson, K. E. et al. A catalog of reference genomes from the human microbiome. Science 328, 994–999 (2010). source

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    • cites [36] Wylie, K. M. et al. Novel bacterial taxa in the human microbiome. PLoS One 7, e35294 (2012).

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    • cites [37] Li, K., Bihan, M., Yooseph, S. & Methé, B. A. Analyses of the microbial diversity across the human microbiome. PLoS One 7, e32118 (2012).

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    • cites [38] Aagaard, K. et al. The Human Microbiome Project strategy for comprehensive sampling of the human microbiome and why it matters. FASEB J. 27, 1012–1022 (2013). source

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    • cites [39] Schloss, P. D., Gevers, D. & Westcott, S. L. Reducing the effects of PCR amplification and sequencing artifacts on 16S rRNA-based studies. PLoS One 6, e27310 (2011).

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    • cites [40] Jumpstart Consortium Human Microbiome Project Data Generation Working Group. Evaluation of 16S rDNA-based community profiling for human microbiome research. PLoS One 7, e39315 (2012).

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    • cites [41] Gevers, D., Pop, M., Schloss, P. D. & Huttenhower, C. Bioinformatics for the Human Microbiome Project. PLoS Comput. Biol. 8, e1002779 (2012). source

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    • cites [42] Huse, S. M., Ye, Y., Zhou, Y. & Fodor, A. A. A core human microbiome as viewed through 16S rRNA sequence clusters. PLoS One 7, e34242 (2012).

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    • cites [43] Markowitz, V. M. et al. IMG/M-HMP: a metagenome comparative analysis system for the Human Microbiome Project. PLoS One 7, e40151 (2012).

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    In numerous cases, the microbiome of a participant with IBD changed completely over the course of only weeks, whereas such shifts were rare in individuals without IBD.

    “In numerous cases, the microbiome of a participant with IBD changed completely over the course of only weeks (measured as maximal Bray–Curtis dissimilarity to earlier samples from the same subject), whereas such shifts were rare in individuals without IBD.”
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    Findingnone given

    All data on the DCC is available for unrestricted use, with a subset of project metadata shared when permitted by IRBs and other restricted data available through controlled access at dbGaP.

    “All data on the DCC is available for unrestricted use, with a subset of project metadata also being shared when permitted by institutional review boards (IRBs), and other restricted data (for example, human genome sequences and protected metadata) available through controlled access at dbGaP”
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    Findingreasoning

    The host and biochemical alterations associated with dysbiosis included large shifts in acylcarnitine pools and bile acids, increased serum antibody levels, and alterations in transcription for several microbial species.

    “These included large shifts in acylcarnitine pools and bile acids, increased serum antibody levels, and alterations in transcription for several microbial species.”
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    Findingreasoning

    The HMP2 provides a rich multi-omic data resource to be mined by future work.

    “and together they provide a rich multi-omic data resource to be mined by future work (http://www.ihmpdcc.org).”
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    Findingnone given

    A few mechanisms were identified by which signals in the gut can be transmitted to systemic conditions such as diabetes, but not the specific small molecules or immune cell subsets by which they are likely to be transmitted.

    “A few mechanisms were identified by which signals in the gut can be transmitted to systemic conditions such as diabetes, but not the specific small molecules or immune cell subsets by which they are likely to be transmitted”
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    Findingnone given

    The formal data models and associated entity relationship schemas produced by all phases of the HMP are freely available at https://github.com/ihmpdcc/osdf-schemas.

    “The formal data models and associated entity relationship schemas produced by all phases of the HMP are freely available at https://github.com/ihmpdcc/osdf-schemas.”
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    Premisecitation

    The microbiome has long been implicated in IBD, potentially as a causative or risk factor.

    “The microbiome has long been implicated in IBD, potentially as a causative or risk factor66,67”
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    • cites [66] Manichanh, C. et al. Reduced diversity of faecal microbiota in Crohn's disease revealed by a metagenomic approach. Gut 55, 205–211 (2005). source

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    • cites [67] Frank, D. N. et al. Molecular-phylogenetic characterization of microbial community imbalances in human inflammatory bowel diseases. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 104, 13780–13785 (2007). source

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    PTB has a complex aetiology.

    “It is clear that PTB has a complex aetiology56.”
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    • cites [56] Romero, R., Dey, S. K. & Fisher, S. J. Preterm labor: one syndrome, many causes. Science 345, 760–765 (2014). source

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    Interpretationown data

    The combination of shotgun metagenomics, untargeted metabolomics, and immunoprofiling was particularly effective, as in all projects this subset of molecular measurements tended to efficiently capture interpretable host and microbial properties linked to disease.

    “The combination of shotgun metagenomics, untargeted metabolomics, and immunoprofiling was particularly effective, as in all projects this subset of molecular measurements tended to efficiently capture interpretable host and microbial properties that are linked to disease.”
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    Interpretationown data

    The microbiome is an integral component of human biology, with a major role in health and well-being.

    “The collective results of the NIH HMP projects, alongside many other studies, show that the microbiome is an integral component of human biology, with a major role in health and well-being.”
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    Interpretationnone given

    Human-associated microbiology now clearly extends beyond infectious and gastrointestinal diseases to areas including metabolism, neoplasia, maternal and child health, and central nervous system function.

    “Human-associated microbiology now clearly extends beyond infectious and gastrointestinal diseases to areas barely imaginable a few decades ago, including metabolism, neoplasia, maternal and child health, and central nervous system function.”
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    Interpretationcitation

    The HMP DCC efforts are by design consistent with the NIH's stated goals to make all data generated from NIH funding findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.

    “The HMP DCC efforts are thus by design consistent with the NIH’s stated goals to make all data generated from NIH funding findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable88.”
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    • cites [88] Wilkinson, M. D. et al. The FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship. Sci. Data 3, 160018 (2016). source

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    Study design and conductnone given

    Each HMP2 study was necessarily carried out within a geographically and genetically constrained population.

    “each HMP2 study was necessarily carried out within a geographically and genetically constrained population”
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  • The paper relies on this without support.

    Little is known about systemic alterations during prediabetes, their effects on biological processes, or the critical transition to full-blown T2D.

    “but little is known about systemic alterations during prediabetes, their effects on biological processes, or the critical transition to full-blown T2D.”
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    Prediabetes and T2D are often associated with insulin resistance.

    “Prediabetes and T2D are often associated with insulin resistance”
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    Environmental factors, including the microbiome of the female reproductive tract, are important contributors to prematurity.

    “Environmental factors, including the microbiome of the female reproductive tract, are important contributors to prematurity.”
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    The three HMP2 studies' multi-omic measurements and populations are sufficiently comparable to allow identification of common host–microbiome features across them.

    “a surprising range of host–microbiome immune and ecological features were common among them”
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    A consistently high rate of user access to the DCC web resources is a valid indicator of the success of the HMP DCC data-sharing efforts.

    “The success of these efforts is evidenced by a consistently high rate of user access to the web resources, with 9,000–12,000 user sessions each month”
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  • Vaginal probiotics, administered topically or orally, are promising to restore balance in the vaginal microbial community and prevent recurrent infections by inhibiting pathogen growth.

    “Vaginal probiotics, administered either topically or orally, are currently promising to restore the balance in the vaginal microbial community and preventing recurrent infections by inhibiting pathogen growth [12].”

    From Women's health is a team effort: probiogenomics supports the development of a multi-species vaginal probiotic (2026) · cites this paper as [12]

    The section “The vaginal microbiome, pregnancy and preterm birth” describes changes in vaginal microbial communities and associations with preterm birth, not probiotic treatment. Searches for vaginal probiotics, oral or topical administration, and recurrent infections found no passage addressing the claimed intervention or its proposed inhibition of pathogen growth. (LLM, conf=0.76)

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The Integrative HMP (iHMP) Research Network Consortium, Proctor, L. M., Creasy, H. H., Fettweis, J. M., Lloyd-Price, J., Mahurkar, A., Zhou, W., Buck, G. A., Snyder, M. P., Strauss, J. F., Weinstock, G. M., White, O., & Huttenhower, C.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
  • Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
  • Stanford Medicine (US)
  • The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (US)
  • Broad Institute (US)
Corresponding author
  • Buck, Gregory A.
  • Snyder, Michael P.
  • Strauss, Jerome F.
  • Weinstock, George M.
  • White, Owen
  • Huttenhower, Curtis
Venue
Nature
Published
2019-05-29
Volume
569
Issue
7758
Pages
641-648
ISSN
  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
OpenAlex
W2990249310
Cited by
1,381
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 193 · 2025: 184 · 2024: 196 · 2023: 198 · 2022: 203 · 2021: 195 · 2020: 166 · 2019: 44 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
50.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Office of Dietary Supplements
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (UH3AI083263)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (U54DK102556, U54DK102557)
  • National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (U54DE023786)
  • Office of Research on Women's Health
  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U54HD080784, R01HD092415)
  • Common Fund
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
human microbiome, host-microbiome interactions, pregnancy, preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease, prediabetes, stress, microbiome dynamics, multi-omics
MeSH terms
Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Host Microbial Interactions, Diet, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Infections, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), Prediabetic State, Pregnancy, Research, Time Factors, United States, Vagina, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Microbiota

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