The role of the microbiota in infectious diseases

Bifidobacteria or Fiber Protects against Diet-Induced Microbiota-Mediated Colonic Mucus Deterioration

(2018) Bjoern O. Schroeder et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Strain Tracking Reveals the Determinants of Bacterial Engraftment in the Human Gut Following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

(2018) Christopher S. Smillie et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

To engraft or not to engraft: an ecological framework for gut microbiome modulation with live microbes

(2018) Jens Walter et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Antibiotic treatment–induced secondary IgA deficiency enhances susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia

(2018) Oliver H. Robak et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION

Evaluation of the association between the concentrations of key vaginal bacteria and the increased risk of HIV acquisition in African women from five cohorts: a nested case-control study

(2018) R Scott McClelland et al.   LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES

GPR43 mediates microbiota metabolite SCFA regulation of antimicrobial peptide expression in intestinal epithelial cells via activation of mTOR and STAT3

(2018) Ye Zhao et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Influence of gut microbiome on mucosal immune activation and SHIV viral transmission in naive macaques

(2018) Yongjun Sui et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Linking cervicovaginal immune signatures, HPV and microbiota composition in cervical carcinogenesis in non-Hispanic and Hispanic women

(2018) Paweł Łaniewski et al.   Scientific Reports

Microbiota-accessible carbohydrates suppress Clostridium difficile infection in a murine model

(2018) Andrew J. Hryckowian et al.   Nature Microbiology

A Gut Commensal-Produced Metabolite Mediates Colonization Resistance to Salmonella Infection

(2018) Amanda Jacobson et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Efficacy of Sterile Fecal Filtrate Transfer for Treating Patients With Clostridium difficile Infection

(2017) Stephan J. Ott et al.   GASTROENTEROLOGY

Lactobacillus -Deficient Cervicovaginal Bacterial Communities Are Associated with Increased HIV Acquisition in Young South African Women

(2017) Christina Gosmann et al.   IMMUNITY

Helminth-induced alterations of the gut microbiota exacerbate bacterial colitis

(2017) C Su et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Vaginal lactic acid elicits an anti-inflammatory response from human cervicovaginal epithelial cells and inhibits production of pro-inflammatory mediators associated with HIV acquisition

(2017) A C Hearps et al.   Mucosal Immunology

A randomized synbiotic trial to prevent sepsis among infants in rural India

(2017) Pinaki Panigrahi et al.   NATURE

Discovery of Antimicrobial Peptides in Cervical-Vaginal Fluid from Healthy Nonpregnant Women via an Integrated Proteome and Peptidome Analysis

(2017) Carla M. J. Muytjens et al.   PROTEOMICS

Bacterial Topography of the Healthy Human Lower Respiratory Tract

(2017) Robert P. Dickson et al.   mBio

A longitudinal analysis of the vaginal microbiota and vaginal immune mediators in women from sub-Saharan Africa

(2017) Vicky Jespers et al.   Scientific Reports

The role of the microbiome in human health and disease: an introduction for clinicians

(2017) Vincent B Young   BMJ-British Medical Journal

The role of the microbiome in human health and disease: an introduction for clinicians

(2017) Vincent B Young   BMJ-British Medical Journal

Bacterial colonization stimulates a complex physiological response in the immature human intestinal epithelium

(2017) David R Hill et al.   eLife

Colonization and Succession within the Human Gut Microbiome by Archaea, Bacteria, and Microeukaryotes during the First Year of Life

(2017) Linda Wampach et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Clostridium difficile Colonizes Alternative Nutrient Niches during Infection across Distinct Murine Gut Microbiomes

(2017) Matthew L. Jenior et al.   mSystems

MUC1: The First Respiratory Mucin with an Anti-Inflammatory Function

(2017) Kosuke Kato et al.   Journal of Clinical Medicine

The association between ethnicity and vaginal microbiota composition in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

(2017) Hanneke Borgdorff et al.   PLoS One

Association of high-risk sexual behaviour with diversity of the vaginal microbiota and abundance of Lactobacillus

(2017) Jocelyn M. Wessels et al.   PLoS One

Characterization of cervico-vaginal microbiota in women developing persistent high-risk Human Papillomavirus infection

(2017) Monica Di Paola et al.   Scientific Reports

Longitudinal Assessment of Systemic and Genital Tract Inflammatory Markers and Endogenous Genital TractE. coliInhibitory Activity in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Women

(2016) Marla J. Keller et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE IMMUNOLOGY

A Dietary Fiber-Deprived Gut Microbiota Degrades the Colonic Mucus Barrier and Enhances Pathogen Susceptibility

(2016) Mahesh S. Desai et al.   CELL

Stable Engraftment of Bifidobacterium longum AH1206 in the Human Gut Depends on Individualized Features of the Resident Microbiome

(2016) María X. Maldonado-Gómez et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Antimicrobial Peptides and Innate Lung Defenses

(2016) Pieter S. Hiemstra et al.   CHEST

Antimicrobial peptides

(2016) Ling-juan Zhang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Influenza virus damages the alveolar barrier by disrupting epithelial cell tight junctions

(2016) Kirsty R. Short et al.   EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Human Th17 Cells Lack HIV-Inhibitory RNases and Are Highly Permissive to Productive HIV Infection

(2016) Aaron Christensen-Quick et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

IL-17A-mediated neutrophil recruitment limits expansion of segmented filamentous bacteria

(2016) K L Flannigan et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Diet–microbiota interactions as moderators of human metabolism

(2016) Justin L. Sonnenburg et al.   NATURE

Understanding the mechanisms of faecal microbiota transplantation

(2016) Alexander Khoruts et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Age-associated effect of kestose on Faecalibacterium prausnitzii and symptoms in the atopic dermatitis infants

(2016) Yasuhiro Koga et al.   PEDIATRIC RESEARCH

Complete Microbiota Engraftment Is Not Essential for Recovery from Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

(2016) Christopher Staley et al.   mBio

Human Intestinal Barrier Function in Health and Disease

(2016) Julia König et al.   Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology

Fecal microbiota transplantation for the intestinal decolonization of extensively antimicrobial-resistant opportunistic pathogens: a review

(2016) Amee R. Manges et al.   Infectious Diseases

Variable responses of human microbiomes to dietary supplementation with resistant starch

(2016) A. Venkataraman et al.   Microbiome

Enrichment of the lung microbiome with oral taxa is associated with lung inflammation of a Th17 phenotype

(2016) Leopoldo N. Segal et al.   Nature Microbiology

Antibiotic-Induced Alterations of the Gut Microbiota Alter Secondary Bile Acid Production and Allow for Clostridium difficile Spore Germination and Outgrowth in the Large Intestine

(2016) Casey M. Theriot et al.   mSphere

Human Clostridium difficile infection: altered mucus production and composition

(2015) Melinda A. Engevik et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Homeostasis and its disruption in the lung microbiome

(2015) Robert P. Dickson et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY

The non-toxigenic Clostridium difficile CD37 protects mice against infection with a BI/NAP1/027 type of C. difficile strain

(2015) Keshan Zhang et al.   ANAEROBE

Interactions Between the Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Clostridium difficile

(2015) Casey M. Theriot et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Faecalibacterium prausnitzii prevents physiological damages in a chronic low-grade inflammation murine model

(2015) Rebeca Martín et al.   BMC MICROBIOLOGY

MyD88 Signaling in T Cells Directs IgA-Mediated Control of the Microbiota to Promote Health

(2015) Jason L. Kubinak et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Increased Baseline C-Reactive Protein Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Risk of Infections: Results from 2 Large Danish Population Cohorts

(2015) J. Zacho et al.   CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

Cervicovaginal Bacteria Are a Major Modulator of Host Inflammatory Responses in the Female Genital Tract

(2015) Melis N. Anahtar et al.   IMMUNITY

Administration of Spores of NontoxigenicClostridium difficileStrain M3 for Prevention of RecurrentC difficileInfection

(2015) Dale N. Gerding et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Role of the Gut Microbiota of Children in Diarrhea Due to the Protozoan ParasiteEntamoeba histolytica

(2015) Carol A. Gilchrist et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Global, regional, and national causes of child mortality in 2000–13, with projections to inform post-2015 priorities: an updated systematic analysis

(2015) Li Liu et al.   LANCET

Novel players in coeliac disease pathogenesis: role of the gut microbiota

(2015) Elena F. Verdu et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Role of the normal gut microbiota

(2015) Sai Manasa Jandhyala   WORLD JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Analysis of the Upper Respiratory Tract Microbiotas as the Source of the Lung and Gastric Microbiotas in Healthy Individuals

(2015) Christine M. Bassis et al.   mBio

Variation in Rural African Gut Microbiota Is Strongly Correlated with Colonization by Entamoeba and Subsistence

(2015) Elise R. Morton et al.   PLoS Genetics

The Lung Microbiome: New Principles for Respiratory Bacteriology in Health and Disease

(2015) Robert P. Dickson et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Dynamic changes in short- and long-term bacterial composition following fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection

(2015) Alexa Weingarden et al.   Microbiome

The vaginal microbiome during pregnancy and the postpartum period in a European population

(2015) David A. MacIntyre et al.   Scientific Reports

Segmented Filamentous Bacterium Uses Secondary and Tertiary Lymphoid Tissues to Induce Gut IgA and Specific T Helper 17 Cell Responses

(2014) Emelyne Lécuyer et al.   IMMUNITY

Persistence and Toxin Production by Clostridium difficile within Human Intestinal Organoids Result in Disruption of Epithelial Paracellular Barrier Function

(2014) Jhansi L. Leslie et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Lactobacillus-dominated cervicovaginal microbiota associated with reduced HIV/STI prevalence and genital HIV viral load in African women

(2014) Hanneke Borgdorff et al.   ISME Journal

Analysis of Culture-Dependent versus Culture-Independent Techniques for Identification of Bacteria in Clinically Obtained Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

(2014) R. P. Dickson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY

Bacteria in the Vaginal Microbiome Alter the Innate Immune Response and Barrier Properties of the Human Vaginal Epithelia in a Species-Specific Manner

(2014) Sylvie Y. Doerflinger et al.   JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Differences in vaginal microbiome in African American women versus women of European ancestry

(2014) Jennifer M. Fettweis et al.   MICROBIOLOGY-SGM

An altered intestinal mucosal microbiome in HIV-1 infection is associated with mucosal and systemic immune activation and endotoxemia

(2014) S M Dillon et al.   Mucosal Immunology

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic

(2014) Colin Hill et al.   Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Prebiotics in healthy infants and children for prevention of acute infectious diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

(2014) Szimonetta Lohner et al.   NUTRITION REVIEWS

The Vaginal Microbiota: What Have We Learned after a Decade of Molecular Characterization?

(2014) Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert et al.   PLoS One

Defining genital tract cytokine signatures of sexually transmitted infections and bacterial vaginosis in women at high risk of HIV infection: a cross-sectional study

(2014) Lindi Masson et al.   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS

Recovery of the Gut Microbiome following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation

(2014) A. M. Seekatz et al.   mBio

Antibiotic-induced shifts in the mouse gut microbiome and metabolome increase susceptibility to Clostridium difficile infection

(2014) Casey M. Theriot et al.   Nature Communications

Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) for Research; Obtaining Adequate Sample Yield

(2014) Andrea M. Collins et al.   Jove-Journal of Visualized Experiments

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridium difficile Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

(2013) Zain Kassam et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY

Differential Induction of Antimicrobial REGIII by the Intestinal Microbiota and Bifidobacterium breve NCC2950

(2013) Jane M. M. Natividad et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Prebiotic and probiotic supplementation prevents rhinovirus infections in preterm infants: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial

(2013) Raakel Luoto et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

The intestinal fatty acid propionate inhibitsSalmonellainvasion through the post-translational control of HilD

(2013) Chien-Che Hung et al.   MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Duodenal Infusion of Donor Feces for Recurrent Clostridium difficile

(2013) Els van Nood et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Enrichment of lung microbiome with supraglottic taxa is associated with increased pulmonary inflammation

(2013) Leopoldo N Segal et al.   Microbiome

Intestinal colonization resistance

(2012) Trevor D. Lawley et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Interleukin-17 Drives Pulmonary Eosinophilia following Repeated Exposure to Aspergillus fumigatus Conidia

(2012) Benjamin J. Murdock et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Diversity, stability and resilience of the human gut microbiota

(2012) Catherine A. Lozupone et al.   NATURE

Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome

(2012)   NATURE

Assessing Bacterial Populations in the Lung by Replicate Analysis of Samples from the Upper and Lower Respiratory Tracts

(2012) Emily S. Charlson et al.   PLoS One

The Inhibitory Receptor PD-1 Regulates IgA Selection and Bacterial Composition in the Gut

(2012) S. Kawamoto et al.   SCIENCE

The Application of Ecological Theory Toward an Understanding of the Human Microbiome

(2012) E. K. Costello et al.   SCIENCE

Carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria

(2011) Karina Pokusaeva et al.   Genes and Nutrition

Profound Alterations of Intestinal Microbiota following a Single Dose of Clindamycin Results in Sustained Susceptibility to Clostridium difficile-Induced Colitis

(2011) Charlie G. Buffie et al.   INFECTION AND IMMUNITY

Culture Enriched Molecular Profiling of the Cystic Fibrosis Airway Microbiome

(2011) Christopher D. Sibley et al.   PLoS One

Microbiota regulates immune defense against respiratory tract influenza A virus infection

(2011) T. Ichinohe et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Role of epithelial mucins during airway infection

(2011) Kwang Chul Kim   PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Microbial Eukaryotes in the Human Microbiome: Ecology, Evolution, and Future Directions

(2011) Laura Wegener Parfrey et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Propensity to high-fat diet-induced obesity in rats is associated with changes in the gut microbiota and gut inflammation

(2010) Claire Barbier de La Serre et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER PHYSIOLOGY

Respiratory Virus-Induced TLR7 Activation Controls IL-17-Associated Increased Mucus via IL-23 Regulation

(2010) N. W. Lukacs et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Yersinia enterocolitica induces epithelial barrier dysfunction through regional tight junction changes in colonic HT-29/B6 cell monolayers

(2010) Nina A Hering et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Multiple facets of intestinal permeability and epithelial handling of dietary antigens

(2010) S Ménard et al.   Mucosal Immunology

Probiotics and Prebiotics in Pediatrics

(2010) D. W. Thomas et al.   PEDIATRICS

Disordered Microbial Communities in Asthmatic Airways

(2010) Markus Hilty et al.   PLoS One

Vaginal microbiome of reproductive-age women

(2010) J. Ravel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Is Trapped by Acidic but Not by Neutralized Human Cervicovaginal Mucus

(2009) S. K. Lai et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Prebiotic oligosaccharides change the concentrations of short-chain fatty acids and the microbial population of mouse bowel

(2009) Xiao-dong Pan et al.   Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B

Regulation of inflammatory responses by gut microbiota and chemoattractant receptor GPR43

(2009) Kendle M. Maslowski et al.   NATURE

Burden of Neonatal Infections in Developing Countries

(2008) Durrane Thaver et al.   PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL