Ruminococcus gnavus : friend or foe for human health

A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing

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Human gut microbiome viewed across age and geography

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Gut microbiota in human metabolic health and disease

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Gut microbiota, metabolites and host immunity

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Microbial tryptophan catabolites in health and disease

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Gut microbiota-derived metabolites as key actors in inflammatory bowel disease

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Gut microbiome structure and metabolic activity in inflammatory bowel disease

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The abundance and variety of carbohydrate-active enzymes in the human gut microbiota

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

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Pathobionts in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Origins, Underlying Mechanisms, and Implications for Clinical Care

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Physical Exercise and the Gut Microbiome: A Bidirectional Relationship Influencing Health and Performance

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Fecal microbial load is a major determinant of gut microbiome variation and a confounder for disease associations

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Global genetic diversity of human gut microbiome species is related to geographic location and host health

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Effects of four food hydrocolloids on colitis and their regulatory effect on gut microbiota

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Microbial colonization programs are structured by breastfeeding and guide healthy respiratory development

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Short-chain fatty acids: Important components of the gut-brain axis against AD

Huang, Y., Wang, Y. F., Miao, J., Zheng, R. F., & Li, J. Y. (2024) · Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy · doi:10.1016/j.biopha.2024.116601 · Cited by 70

Causal effects of gut microbiota on sepsis and sepsis-related death: insights from genome-wide Mendelian randomization, single-cell RNA, bulk RNA sequencing, and network pharmacology

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Gut microbiota dysbiosis in inflammatory bowel disease: interaction with intestinal barriers and microbiota-targeted treatment options

Xie, H., Yu, S. B., Tang, M., Xun, Y., Shen, Q., & Wu, G. (2025) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2025.1608025 · Cited by 78

Gut microbial and metabolomics profiles reveal the potential mechanism of fecal microbiota transplantation in modulating the progression of colitis-associated colorectal cancer in mice

Song, Q., Gao, Y., Liu, K., Tang, Y., Man, Y., & Wu, H. (2024) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-024-05786-4 · Cited by 53

Integrative metagenomic analysis reveals distinct gut microbial signatures related to obesity

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Inflammatory bowel disease and neuropsychiatric disorders: Mechanisms and emerging therapeutics targeting the microbiota-gut-brain axis

Petracco, G., Faimann, I., & Reichmann, F. (2025) · Pharmacology & Therapeutics · doi:10.1016/j.pharmthera.2025.108831 · Cited by 55

Causal relationship between gut microbiota and gastrointestinal diseases: a mendelian randomization study

Wu, K., Luo, Q., Liu, Y., Li, A., Xia, D., & Sun, X. (2024) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-024-04894-5 · Cited by 46

Solanum nigrum L. berries extract ameliorated the alcoholic liver injury by regulating gut microbiota, lipid metabolism, inflammation, and oxidative stress

Wang, X., Sun, Z., Wang, X., Li, M., Zhou, B., & Zhang, X. (2024) · Food Research International · doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114489 · Cited by 42

The gut microbiome associates with phenotypic manifestations of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome

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Menopausal shift on women’s health and microbial niches

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Infant microbiome cultivation and metagenomic analysis reveal Bifidobacterium 2’-fucosyllactose utilization can be facilitated by coexisting species

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The gut microbiome in systemic lupus erythematosus: lessons from rheumatic fever

Silverman, G. J., Azzouz, D. F., Gisch, N., & Amarnani, A. (2024) · Nature Reviews Rheumatology · doi:10.1038/s41584-023-01071-8 · Cited by 39

Metagenomic global survey and in-depth genomic analyses of Ruminococcus gnavus reveal differences across host lifestyle and health status

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An Update on the Role and Potential Molecules in Relation to Ruminococcus gnavus in Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus

Hong, J., Fu, T., Liu, W., Du, Y., Bu, J., Wei, G., Yu, M., Lin, Y., Min, C., & Lin, D. (2024) · Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity · doi:10.2147/dmso.s456173 · Cited by 33

The human gut symbiont Ruminococcus gnavus displays strain-specific exopolysaccharides modulating the host immune response

Laplanche, V., Armiento, S., Speciale, I., Šuligoj, T., Crost, E. H., Lamprinaki, D., Vaux, L., Gotts, K., Castro, C. D., & Juge, N. (2024) · Carbohydrate Polymers · doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122754 · Cited by 31

Navigating the duality of Akkermansia muciniphila

Grant, E. T., Monzel, E., & Desai, M. S. (2026) · Nature Microbiology · doi:10.1038/s41564-025-02222-1 · Cited by 37

Dietary interventions and the gut microbiota: a systematic literature review of 80 controlled clinical trials

Aslam, H., Trakman, G., Dissanayake, T., Todd, E., Harrison, P., Alby, C., Jabeen, T., Gamage, E., Travica, N., Marshall, S., et al. (2026) · Journal of Translational Medicine · doi:10.1186/s12967-025-07428-9 · Cited by 30

Correlation between intestinal flora and GLP-1 receptor agonist dulaglutide in type 2 diabetes mellitus treatment—A preliminary longitudinal study

Liang, L., Su, X., Guan, Y., Wu, B., Zhang, X., & Nian, X. (2024) · iScience · doi:10.1016/j.isci.2024.109784 · Cited by 33

Lactiplantibacillus plantarum P9 for chronic diarrhea in young adults: a large double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

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Genomic features and prevalence of Ruminococcus species in humans are associated with age, lifestyle, and disease

Valentino, V., Filippis, F. D., Marotta, R., Pasolli, E., & Ercolini, D. (2024) · Cell Reports · doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115018 · Cited by 33

Long COVID and gut microbiome: insights into pathogenesis and therapeutics

Lau, R. I., Su, Q., & Ng, S. C. (2025) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2025.2457495 · Cited by 28

The Role of Gut Microbiota and Its Metabolites in Patients with Heart Failure

Cienkowski, K., Cienkowska, A., Kupczyńska, K., & Bielecka-Dabrowa, A. M. (2024) · Biomedicines · doi:10.3390/biomedicines12040894 · Cited by 27

Gut microbial metabolism of bile acids modifies the effect of Mediterranean diet interventions on cardiometabolic risk in a randomized controlled trial

Gao, P., Rinott, E., Dong, D., Mei, Z., Wang, F., Liu, Y., Kamer, O., Meir, A. Y., Tuohy, K. M., Blüher, M., et al. (2024) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2024.2426610 · Cited by 34

Cushing Syndrome Is Associated With Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Cortisol-Degrading Bacteria

Zhang, M., Shi, Z., Wu, C., Yang, F., Su, T., Jing, X., Shi, J., Ren, H., Jiang, L., Jiang, Y., et al. (2023) · The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · doi:10.1210/clinem/dgad766 · Cited by 27

Gut microbiota-derived isovaleric acid alleviates atrial fibrillation by suppressing GSDME-dependent pyroptosis

Ding, N., Wu, H., Hua, Y., Hua, R., Li, B., Xie, Y., Xiong, Y., Bai, T., Shi, X., Shen, T., et al. (2026) · Cell Metabolism · doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2025.12.017 · Cited by 29

Genus_Ruminococcus and order_Burkholderiales affect osteoporosis by regulating the microbiota-gut-bone axis

Li, N., Wang, H., Pei, H., Wu, Y., Li, L., Ren, Y., Wang, S., Ma, Y., Luo, M., Yuan, J., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2024.1373013 · Cited by 27

Ruminococcus gnavus in the gut: driver, contributor, or innocent bystander in steatotic liver disease?

Meadows, V., Antonio, J. M., Ferraris, R. P., & Gao, N. (2024) · FEBS Journal · doi:10.1111/febs.17327 · Cited by 27

From Dysbiosis to Hepatic Inflammation: A Narrative Review on the Diet-Microbiota-Liver Axis in Steatotic Liver Disease

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Molecular mimicry in the pathogenesis of autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Fehringer, M., & Vogl, T. J. (2025) · Journal of Translational Autoimmunity · doi:10.1016/j.jtauto.2025.100269 · Cited by 26

Microbe Profile: Ruminococcus gnavus: the yin and yang of human gut symbionts

Juge, N. (2023) · Microbiology · doi:10.1099/mic.0.001383 · Cited by 23

Specific Alternation of Gut Microbiota and the Role of Ruminococcus gnavus in the Development of Diabetic Nephropathy

Hong, J., Fu, T., Liu, W., Du, Y., Bu, J., Wei, G., Yu, M., Lin, Y., Min, C., & Lin, D. (2023) · Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology · doi:10.4014/jmb.2310.10028 · Cited by 24

Ginsenoside Rh4 alleviates gastrointestinal mucositis and enhances chemotherapy efficacy through modulating gut microbiota

Bai, X., Deng, J., Duan, Z., Fu, R., Zhu, C., & Fan, D. (2024) · Phytomedicine · doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155577 · Cited by 20

Integrated metabolomics and microbiome analysis reveal blended oil diet improves meat quality of broiler chickens by modulating flavor and gut microbiota

Ruan, D., Jiang, J., Huang, W., Fouad, A. M., El‐Senousey, H. K., Lin, X., Zhang, S., Sun, L., Yan, S., Jiang, Z., et al. (2024) · Animal nutrition · doi:10.1016/j.aninu.2024.04.024 · Cited by 21

Surfactin from Bacillus subtilis enhances immune response and contributes to the maintenance of intestinal microbial homeostasis

Jia, J., Fu, M., Ji, W., Xiong, N., Chen, P., Lin, J., & Yang, Q. (2024) · Microbiology Spectrum · doi:10.1128/spectrum.00918-24 · Cited by 21

Human gut microbiota adaptation to high-altitude exposure: longitudinal analysis over acute and prolonged periods

Ma, X., Duan, C., Wang, X., Tao, Y., Yang, L., Teng, Y., Pan, Y., Zhang, M., Xu, J., Sheng, J., et al. (2025) · Microbiology Spectrum · doi:10.1128/spectrum.02916-24 · Cited by 24

Characterization of gut dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and chronic kidney disease: a comparative study

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Laminaria japonica Polysaccharide Regulates Fatty Hepatosis Through Bile Acids and Gut Microbiota in Diabetes Rat

Zhang, B., Wang, J., Chen, X., Xue, T., Xin, J., Liu, Y., Wang, X., & Li, X. (2024) · Marine Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s10126-024-10365-1 · Cited by 21

Mucin-driven ecological interactions in an in vitro synthetic community of human gut microbes

Berkhout, M. D., Ioannou, A., de Ram, C., Boeren, S. A., Plugge, C. M., & Belzer, C. (2024) · Glycobiology · doi:10.1093/glycob/cwae085 · Cited by 23

Alterations in purine and pyrimidine metabolism associated with latent tuberculosis infection: insights from gut microbiome and metabolomics analyses

Yang, B., Guo, X., Shi, C.-Y., Liu, G., Qin, X., Chen, S., Gan, L., Liang, D., Shao, K., Xu, R.-L., et al. (2024) · mSystems · doi:10.1128/msystems.00812-24 · Cited by 20

Human microbiota peptides: important roles in human health

Shah, A. B., & Shim, S. H. (2024) · Natural Product Reports · doi:10.1039/d4np00042k · Cited by 22

Oat Beta-Glucans Modulate the Gut Microbiome, Barrier Function, and Immune Responses in an In Vivo Model of Early-Stage Colorectal Cancer

Guzowska, M., Dziendzikowska, K., Kopiasz, Ł., Gajewska, M., Wilczak, J., Harasym, J., Czerwińska, M., & Gromadzka-Ostrowska, J. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms252413586 · Cited by 19

Mucosa-associated bacteria and metabolites in inflammatory bowel disease: from inside to insight

Wang, X., He, L., Dong, Y., Qin, X., Zhang, H., Wang, B., Wang, S., & Cao, H. (2026) · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · doi:10.1038/s41522-025-00887-4 · Cited by 21

Dahuang zhechong pill ameliorates hepatic fibrosis by regulating gut microbiota and metabolites

He, X.-Y., Liang, J., Li, X., Wang, Y., Zhang, X., Chen, D., Wu, L., & Wang, S. (2023) · Journal of Ethnopharmacology · doi:10.1016/j.jep.2023.117402 · Cited by 18

Mechanisms by which sheep milk consumption ameliorates insulin resistance in high-fat diet-fed mice

Zhang, L., Liu, J., Wang, Y., Wei, M., Liu, X., Jiang, Y., Wang, X., Zhu, Z., Niu, C., Liu, S., et al. (2024) · Food Research International · doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114021 · Cited by 18

Healing from Within: How Gut Microbiota Predicts IBD Treatment Success—A Systematic Review

Alexandrescu, L., Nicoara, A. D., Tofolean, D. E., Herlo, A., Twakor, A. N., Tocia, C., Trandafir, A., Dumitru, A., Dumitru, E., Aftenie, C. F., et al. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25158451 · Cited by 19

Revealing Glycosylation Patterns in In Vitro-Produced Mucus Exposed to Pasteurized Mucus-Associated Intestinal Microbes by MALDI-TOF-MS and PGC-LC-MS/MS

de Ram, C., van der Lugt, B., Elzinga, J., Geerlings, S. Y., Steegenga, W. T., Belzer, C., & Schols, H. A. (2024) · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.4c01401 · Cited by 18

Modulating the Human Gut Microbiota through Hypocaloric Balanced Diets: An Effective Approach for Managing Obesity

Wang, H., Song, W., Yuan, W., Zhou, Q., Sadiq, F. A., Zhao, J., Wu, W., & Lu, W. (2023) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu15143101 · Cited by 17

Fecal microbiota changes in people with cystic fibrosis after 6 months of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor: Findings from the promise study

Duong, J., Hayden, H. S., Verster, A. J., Pope, C. E., Miller, C. J., Penewit, K. M., Salipante, S. J., Rowe, S. M., Solomon, G. M., Nichols, D. P., et al. (2025) · Journal of Cystic Fibrosis · doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2025.05.006 · Cited by 16

Gegen Qinlian decoction alleviates depression-like behavior by modulating the gut microenvironment in CUMS rats

Peng, Y., Du, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, Z., Hu, T., Mai, Y., Song, H., Pan, W., Cai, Q., Ge, F., et al. (2024) · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04638-4 · Cited by 17

Microbes as medicine

Daisley, B. A., & Allen‐Vercoe, E. (2024) · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · doi:10.1111/nyas.15237 · Cited by 17

Developmental trajectories of atopic dermatitis with multiomics approaches in the infant gut: COCOA birth cohort

Lee, E. Y., Kim, J., Lee, S., Lee, S. H., Park, Y. M., Oh, H. Y., Yeom, J., Ahn, H.-S., Yoo, H. J., Kim, B. S., et al. (2024) · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2024.10.036 · Cited by 16

Population-level gut microbiome and its associations with environmental factors and metabolic disorders in Southwest China

Qu, Q., Dou, Q., Xiang, Z., Yu, B., Chen, L., Fan, Z., Zhao, X., Yang, S., & Zeng, P. (2025) · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · doi:10.1038/s41522-025-00661-6 · Cited by 17

Microbiome and Long COVID-19: Current Evidence and Insights

Căliman-Sturdza, O. A., Hamamah, S., Iatcu, O. C., Lobiuc, A., Bosancu, A., & Covașă, M. (2025) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms262010120 · Cited by 20

Multi-omic definition of metabolic obesity through adipose tissue–microbiome interactions

Chakaroun, R., Pradhan, M., Björnson, E., Arvidsson, D., Fridolfsson, J., Gummesson, A., Schoeler, M., Mitteregger, M., Smith, G. J., Larsson, I., et al. (2026) · Nature Medicine · doi:10.1038/s41591-025-04009-7 · Cited by 22

Comparative Analysis of Gut Microbiota from Rats Induced by Se Deficiency and T-2 Toxin

Wu, Y., Gong, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, S., Wang, C., Yuan, Y., Lv, X., Liu, Y., Chen, F., Chen, S., et al. (2023) · Nutrients · doi:10.3390/nu15245027 · Cited by 15

Effects of Tail Vegetable Fermented Feed on the Growth and Rumen Microbiota of Lambs

Zhou, R., Wang, L., Li, Y., Wu, H., Lü, L., Zang, R., & Xu, H. (2024) · Animals · doi:10.3390/ani14020303 · Cited by 15

Comparing the effects of empagliflozin and liraglutide on lipid metabolism and intestinal microflora in diabetic mice

Yang, Q., Deng, L., Feng, C., & Wen, J. (2024) · PeerJ · doi:10.7717/peerj.17055 · Cited by 16

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Attenuates Frailty via Gut-Muscle Axis in Old Mice

Zhu, M., Huang, Y., Wang, Z., Jin, Z., Cao, J., Zhong, Q., & Xiong, Z. (2024) · Aging and Disease · doi:10.14336/ad.2024.0321 · Cited by 15

Probiotic supplementation mitigates sex-dependent nociceptive changes and gut dysbiosis induced by prenatal opioid exposure

Singh, S., Abu, Y. F., Antoine, D., Gomez, D., Tao, J., Truitt, B., & Roy, S. (2025) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2025.2464942 · Cited by 15

Gut Microbiome rewiring via fecal transplants: Uncovering therapeutic avenues in Alzheimer’s disease models

Upadhyay, P., Kumar, S., Tyagi, A., Tyagi, A. R., Barbhuyan, T., & Gupta, S. (2025) · BMC Neuroscience · doi:10.1186/s12868-025-00953-9 · Cited by 18

Culture-based characterization of gut microbiota in inflammatory bowel disease

Park, H., Yeo, S., Lee, T., Han, Y., Ryu, C. B., & Huh, C. S. (2025) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2025.1538620 · Cited by 14

Tuft cells utilize taste signaling molecules to respond to the pathobiont microbe Ruminococcus gnavus in the proximal colon

Lei, H., Yu, D., Xue, Y., Li, Y., Gong, S.-M., Peng, Y.-Y., Liu, K.-F., Buratto, D., Yang, Y.-S., Zhang, S., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1259521 · Cited by 13

Cingulate white matter mediates the effects of fecal Ruminococcus on neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with amyloid-positive amnestic mild cognitive impairment

Hung, C.-C., Chao, Y., Lee, Y., Huang, C., Huang, S., Chang, C., & Cheng, C. (2023) · BMC Geriatrics · doi:10.1186/s12877-023-04417-9 · Cited by 13

Inflammatory proteins may mediate the causal relationship between gut microbiota and inflammatory bowel disease: A mediation and multivariable Mendelian randomization study

Huang, Y.-L., Zheng, J.-M., Shi, Z.-Y., Chen, H.-H., Wang, X.-T., & Kong, F. (2024) · Medicine · doi:10.1097/md.0000000000038551 · Cited by 13

Mediation effect and metabolic pathways of gut microbiota in the associations between lifestyles and dyslipidemia

Zeng, L., Yu, B., Zeng, P., Duoji, Z., Zuo, H., Lian, J., Yang, T., Dai, Y., Feng, Y., Peng, Y., et al. (2025) · npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · doi:10.1038/s41522-025-00721-x · Cited by 15

Cell surface polysaccharides in the gut microbiota: occurrence, structure and role

Laplanche, V., Speciale, I., Castro, C. D., & Juge, N. (2025) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2025.2536082 · Cited by 12

Dissecting the association between gut microbiota and liver cancer in European and East Asian populations using Mendelian randomization analysis

Jiang, H., Song, T., Li, Z., An, L., He, C., & Zheng, K. (2023) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1255650 · Cited by 12

Gut microbiome and metabolome to discover pathogenic bacteria and probiotics in ankylosing spondylitis

Lai, Y., Tang, W., Luo, X., Zheng, H., Zhang, Y., Wang, M., Yu, G., & Yang, M. (2024) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2024.1369116 · Cited by 15

Prebiotic roles and anti-aging effects of xylo-oligosaccharide: Keystone responsive bacteria and their metabolic interactions

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