title: [A new era in gut research concerning interactions between microbiota and human health].
abstract: The scope of this introduction is to make a small review of the texts presented here and to emphasize some points that are not developed but that concern human microbiota functions.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, MICALIS ex-UEPSD, Domaine de Vilvert, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France. gerard.corthier@jouy.inra.fr
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Corthier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Doré
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000382:microbiology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000382:microbiology*; D054892:Metagenome; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019936:Probiotics / Q000627:therapeutic use*