title: Harnessing Genes and Diet to Fine-Tune the Gut Microbial Fitness.
abstract: Microbe communication with host mammalian cells and external factors such as diet influences this multifaceted ecosystem. A recent study shows that interactions between microbial genes and dietary elements are dynamic processes that may help to characterize an organism's niche and eventually its impact on the overall community and host metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO (Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology), Metabolism and Nutrition research group, Avenue E. Mounier, 73 Box B1.73.11, 1200 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: patrice.cani@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: Patrice D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Cani
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO (Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology), Metabolism and Nutrition research group, Avenue E. Mounier, 73 Box B1.73.11, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Amandine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Everard
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004032:Diet; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota / Q000235:genetics