Objective To evaluate the potential for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) from faecal
metagenomes. Design We performed metagenome-wide association studies on faecal samples …

The gut is inhabited by a densely populated ecosystem, the gut microbiota, that is established
at birth. However, the succession by which different bacteria are incorporated into the gut …

The pig is a major species for livestock production and is also extensively used as the
preferred model species for analyses of a wide range of human physiological functions and …

The intestinal microbiota is vital for shaping the local intestinal environment as well as host
immunity and metabolism. At the same time, epidemiological and experimental evidence …

Background/objectives Individuals with high pre-treatment bacterial Prevotella-to-Bacteroides
(P/B) ratio have been reported to lose more body weight on diets high in fiber than …

Based on real-time RT-PCR, analysis of transcripts of selected ion-regulatory proteins (NaC,
KC-ATPase a1a and a1b subunit, NaC, KC, 2Cl–cotransporter, cystic fibrosis …

The ability to reverse the net direction of gill ion transport in response to a salinity change is
critical for euryhaline teleosts and involves a complex cellular and molecular remodelling of …

The present study compares developmental changes in plasma levels of growth hormone (GH),
insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and cortisol, and mRNA levels of their receptors and …

Background Asthmatic patients have higher microbiome diversity and an altered composition,
with more Proteobacteria and less Bacteroidetes compared with healthy control subjects. …

Understanding the evolutionary relationships between a host and its intestinal resident
bacteria can transform how we understand adaptive phenotypic traits. The interplay between …