Gut microbiology: fitting into the intestinal neighbourhood.
Microbes inhabiting the gut affect our health in profound and unexpected ways: new studies now show that these effects depend on synergistic and competitive interactions between the bacteria, which are influenced by diet.
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Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, #301-2185 East Mall, Michael Smith Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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D000818:Animals; D001439:Bacteroides / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D005051:Eubacterium / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D023421:Models, Animal; D013559:Symbiosis