title: Making It Stick: A Compelling Case for Precision Microbiome Reconstitution.
abstract: Modification of the intestinal microbiome is an emerging target to improve health and prevent or treat a number of diseases. In this issue of Cell Host & Microbe, Maldonado-Gómez et al. (2016) uncover the basic principles that govern the successful establishment and persistence of an exogenously introduced gut bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, Vienna 1090, Austria. Electronic address: berry@microbial-ecology.net.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berry
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D000069196:Gastrointestinal Microbiome; D006801:Humans; D064307:Microbiota