Metatranscriptome of human faecal microbial communities in a cohort of adult men [PDF]
The gut microbiome is intimately related to human health, but it is not yet known which functional activities are driven by specific microorganisms\u27 ecological configurations or transcription.
Abu-Ali, Galeb S. +11 more
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Cytokine tuning of intestinal epithelial function [PDF]
The intestine serves as both our largest single barrier to the external environment and the host of more immune cells than any other location in our bodies.
Andrews, Caroline +2 more
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The Chinese gut virus catalogue reveals gut virome diversity and disease-related viral signatures
Background The gut viral community has been increasingly recognized for its role in human physiology and health; however, our understanding of its genetic makeup, functional potential, and disease associations remains incomplete.
Qiulong Yan +21 more
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Type I/II interferon in HIV-1-infected patients: expression in gut mucosa and in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and its modification upon probiotic supplementation [PDF]
Expression of type I and II interferon (IFN) was evaluated in gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of HIV-1-positive patients on long-term, suppressive, antiretroviral therapy before and after probiotic ...
Antonelli, Guido +10 more
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Improved antiretroviral therapy (ART) has significantly increased the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLWH). At the same time, other complications like metabolic syndrome (MetS) are coming up as new challenges to handle.
Komal Shrivastav +3 more
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Gut Bacteriophage: Current Understanding and Challenges
The gut microbiome is widely accepted to have a significant impact on human health yet, despite years of research on this complex ecosystem, the contributions of different forces driving microbial population structure remain to be fully elucidated.
Thomas D. S. Sutton, Colin Hill
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Community Types of the Human Gut Virome are Associated with Endoscopic Outcome in Ulcerative Colitis. [PDF]
Jansen D +9 more
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Viral communities of the human gut: metagenomic analysis of composition and dynamics
Background The numerically most abundant biological entities on Earth are viruses. Vast populations prey on the cellular microbiota in all habitats, including the human gut.
Varun Aggarwala +2 more
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Virome assembly and annotation: A surprise in the Namib Desert [PDF]
Sequencing, assembly, and annotation of environmental virome samples is challenging. Methodological biases and differences in species abundance result in fragmentary read coverage; sequence reconstruction is further complicated by the mosaic nature of ...
Ackermann +84 more
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Global transcription of CRISPR loci in the human oral cavity [PDF]
© 2015 Lum et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPRs) are active in acquired resistance against bacteriophage and plasmids in a number of environments.
Boehm, TK +5 more
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