title: Gut microbiology: fitting into the intestinal neighbourhood.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Michael Smith Laboratories, University of British Columbia, #301-2185 East Mall, Michael Smith Building, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada.
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Willing
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Finlay
mesh_terms: 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