Article Category: Biofilm

Synthetic ecology of the human gut microbiota

Date of Publication: December 2019

The human gut microbiota is a complex and dynamic microbial community that is integral to the maintenance of health and the regulation of the host immune system.

Pathobiont release from dysbiotic gut microbiota biofilms in intestinal inflammatory diseases: a role for iron?

Date of Publication: December 2019

The gut microbiome is made of the aggregate collection of genomes. This includes genes contained in its commensal viruses, bacteria, fungi, and Eukarya. Together, these mi- croorganisms are known as the gut microbiota. Although at times, the term microbiota is used to specifically refer to the bacterial communities within this complex consortium.