The Role of the Gut Microbiota in Human Health and Disease
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Gut Microbiota".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 October 2022) | Viewed by 61821
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular phenotyping; gut microbiota; gut microbial-host co-metabolism; gut microbiota targeted interventions; age and diet associated markers of health and disease
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Dear Colleagues,
The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by a complex ecosystem of microorganisms that have been shown to play an important role in shaping human health. These microbes produce metabolically active compounds, some of which exert their effects throughout the body; hence, there is a growing understanding of the impact of the gut microbiota on the system as well as gut health. Analytical approaches to study the gut microbiota, such as metagenomics and metabolomics, have provided us with novel insights, particularly at a holistic level. However, there is still much to learn regarding the composition and functional capacity of microbial communities in different human health and diseased states, and how these may be targeted (for example, using dietary interventions such as prebiotics and probiotics) for therapeutic benefit.
This Special Issue of Microorganisms is focused on the latest advances in the role of gut microbiota in human health and disease. We invite researchers to submit new research and review articles focused on basic and translational research studies that further our understanding of gut microbial composition and function, host–gut microbiota interactions, and how human health outcomes may be improved through therapeutic modulation of the gut microbiota.
Dr. Anisha Wijeyesekera
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- gut microbiota
- host–gut microbiota interactions
- gut health
- system health
- gut microbiota targeted interventions
- microbiomics
- metagenomics
- metabolomics
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