We are delighted to share some of the highly cited papers on various aspects of gut microbiota research that were published in our journal Metabolites (2218-1989) from 2023 to 2024. The following is a list of high-quality articles and Special Issues that we believe will be of interest to you:

1. “GABA Metabolism, Transport and Their Roles and Mechanisms in the Regulation of Abiotic Stress (Hypoxia, Salt, Drought) Resistance in Plants”
by Ding Yuan, Xiaolei Wu, Binbin Gong, Ruixiao Huo, Liran Zhao, Jingrui Li, Guiyun Lü and Hongbo Gao
Metabolites 2023, 13(3), 347; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13030347
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/3/347

2. “Deciphering Gut Microbiome Responses upon Microplastic Exposure via Integrating Metagenomics and Activity-Based Metabolomics”
by Pengcheng Tu, Jingchuan Xue, Huixia Niu, Qiong Tang, Zhe Mo, Xiaodong Zheng, Lizhi Wu, Zhijian Chen, Yanpeng Cai and Xiaofeng Wang
Metabolites 2023, 13(4), 530; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13040530
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/4/530

3. “Interactive Effect of Dietary Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) and Water Temperature on Growth Performance, Blood Plasma Indices, Heat Shock Proteins and GABAergic Gene Expression in Juvenile Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus”
by Seunghan Lee, Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Nathaniel Farris, Taesun Min and Sungchul C. Bai
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 619; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050619
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/619

4. “High-Throughput Screening of Natural Product and Synthetic Molecule Libraries for Antibacterial Drug Discovery”
by Navid J. Ayon
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 625; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050625
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/625

5. “Dietary Coated Sodium Butyrate Ameliorates Hepatic Lipid Accumulation and Inflammation via Enhancing Antioxidative Function in Post-Peaking Laying Hens”
by Sasa Miao, Yan Li, Tianming Mu, Xiaoming Wang, Wenyan Zhao, Ru Li, Xinyang Dong and Xiaoting Zou
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 650; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050650
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/650

6. “Certain Tomato Root Exudates Induced by Pseudomonas stutzeri NRCB010 Enhance Its Rhizosphere Colonization Capability”
by Huanhuan Zhang, Donghui Zheng, Chun Hu, Wenwen Cheng, Peng Lei, Hong Xu and Nan Gao
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 664; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050664
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/664

7. “The Interplay between Gut Microbiota and Oral Medications and Its Impact on Advancing Precision Medicine”
by Sara Mousa, Muhammad Sarfraz and Walaa K. Mousa
Metabolites 2023, 13(5), 674; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13050674
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/5/674

8. “Effects of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on Gut Microbiota and Microbial Metabolites in C57BL/6J Mice”
by Bei Gao, Lixia Chen, Weichen Xu, Jinjun Shan, Weishou Shen and Nan Gao
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 707; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060707
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/707

9. “Role of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid in Plant Defense Response”
by Zhujuan Guo, Junqing Gong, Shuitian Luo, Yixin Zuo and Yingbai Shen
Metabolites 2023, 13(6), 741; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13060741
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/6/741

10. “AFB₁ Microbial Degradation by Bacillus subtilis WJ6 and Its Degradation Mechanism Exploration Based on the Comparative Transcriptomics Approach”
by Peizhou Yang, Wenjing Wu, Danfeng Zhang, Lili Cao and Jieshun Cheng
Metabolites 2023, 13(7), 785; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo13070785
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/13/7/785

11. “Interaction and Metabolic Pathways: Elucidating the Role of Gut Microbiota in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Pathogenesis”
by Lindong Mao, Biling Gao, Hao Chang and Heqing Shen
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 43; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010043
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/43

12. “Metabolic Rewiring of Mycobacterium tuberculosis upon Drug Treatment and Antibiotics Resistance”
by Biplab Singha, Sumit Murmu, Tripti Nair, Rahul Singh Rawat, Aditya Kumar Sharma and Vijay Soni
Metabolites 2024, 14(1), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14010063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/1/63

13. “The Exometabolome of Xylella fastidiosa in Contact with Paraburkholderia phytofirmans Supernatant Reveals Changes in Nicotinamide, Amino Acids, Biotin, and Plant Hormones”
by Oseias R. Feitosa-Junior, Andrea Lubbe, Suzanne M. Kosina, Joaquim Martins-Junior, Deibs Barbosa, Clelia Baccari, Paulo A. Zaini, Benjamin P. Bowen, Trent R. Northen, Steven E. Lindow et al.
Metabolites 2024, 14(2), 82; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14020082
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/2/82

14. “HMOs Impact the Gut Microbiome of Children and Adults Starting from Low Predicted Daily Doses”
by Danica Bajic, Frank Wiens, Eva Wintergerst, Stef Deyaert, Aurélien Baudot and Pieter Van den Abbeele
Metabolites 2024, 14(4), 239; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14040239
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/4/239

15. “Non/Low-Caloric Artificial Sweeteners and Gut Microbiome: From Perturbed Species to Mechanisms”
by Jiahao Feng, Jingya Peng, Yun-Chung Hsiao, Chih-Wei Liu, Yifei Yang, Haoduo Zhao, Taylor Teitelbaum, Xueying Wang and Kun Lu
Metabolites 2024, 14(10), 544; https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo14100544
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1989/14/10/544