Gut Microbiome and Nutrients: The Two Variables, Determining Factors for Human Traits and Diseases

Dear Colleagues,

The gut microbiome has opened a new horizon for biological science by showing that the gut microbiome contributes significantly to the traits of humans and diseases as much as genes. The etiological role of the gut microbiome has been shown with atherosclerosis, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal tract malignancies, hepatic encephalopathy, allergies, migraines, autism, neurological diseases, psychological diseases, etc. Alteration of the gut microbial composition even affects behavior, intelligence, mood, and other psychological traits of the hosts through the gut–brain axis.

In the gut, the growth of each bacterium is primarily determined by nutrients, suggesting them as the main determining factors for the composition of the gut microbiome. Considering microbes’ dependency on specific nutrients, the gut microbiota could be the missing link between nutrients and human traits. Thus, the effect of nutrients on human traits and diseases would be the combined results from the nutrients and the gut microbiome.

The aim of this Special Issue is to gather more information on the gut microbiome and nutrients. We would like to invite researchers to submit their research or review articles on the gut microbiome and nutrients concerning various aspects.

Dr. Seong-Tshool Hong
Guest Editor

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