Cited by 5,277Gut microbiota and healthOral microbiology and periodontitis researchMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

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Host-Bacterial Mutualism in the Human Intestine

Abstract

The distal human intestine represents an anaerobic bioreactor programmed with an enormous population of bacteria, dominated by relatively few divisions that are highly diverse at the strain/subspecies level. This microbiota and its collective genomes (microbiome) provide us with genetic and metabolic attributes we have not been required to evolve on our own, including the ability to harvest otherwise inaccessible nutrients. New studies are revealing how the gut microbiota has coevolved with us and how it manipulates and complements our biology in ways that are mutually beneficial. We are also starting to understand how certain keystone members of the microbiota operate to maintain the stability and functional adaptability of this microbial organ.

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  1. E. G. Zoetendal et al., Microb. Ecol. Health Dis.13, 129 (2001).

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Authors
Bäckhed, F., Ley, R. E., Sonnenburg, J. L., Peterson, D. A., & Gordon, J. I.
Affiliations
  • Center for Genome Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63108, USA.
  • Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Corresponding author
  • Ley, Ruth E.
  • Gordon, Jeffrey I.
Venue
Science
Published
2005-03-25
Volume
307
Issue
5717
Pages
1915-1920
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1980914602
Cited by
5,277
References
37
Citations by year
2026: 143 · 2025: 225 · 2024: 281 · 2023: 322 · 2022: 363 · 2021: 389 · 2020: 359 · 2019: 344 · 2018: 276 · 2017: 277 · 2016: 313 · 2015: 257 · 2014: 288 · 2013: 243 · 2012: 227
FWCI
10.06
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
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, human intestine, microbiome, coevolution, microbial diversity, strain-level diversity, nutrient acquisition, microbiological stability, keystone species, anaerobic bioreactor
MeSH terms
Anaerobiosis, Bacteria, Bacteroides, Energy Intake, Energy Metabolism, Biological Evolution, Humans, Intestines, Obesity, Selection, Genetic, Genome, Bacterial, Ecosystem, Bacterial Physiological Phenomena, Gastrointestinal Tract, Biodiversity

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