Ecological
relationships
between
bacteria
mediate
the
services
that
gut
microbiomes
provide
to
their
hosts.
Knowing
overall
direction
and
strength
of
these
is
essential
learn
how
ecology
scales
up
affect
microbiome
assembly,
dynamics,
host
health.
However,
whether
bacterial
are
generalizable
across
hosts
or
personalized
individual
debated.
Here,
we
apply
a
robust,
multinomial
logistic-normal
modeling
framework
extensive
time
series
data
(5534
samples
from
56
baboon
over
13
years)
infer
thousands
correlations
in
abundance
baboons
test
degree
which
'universal'.
We
also
compare
patterns
two
human
sets.
find
that,
most
weak,
negative,
universal
hosts,
such
shared
correlation
dominate
host-specific
by
almost
twofold.
Further,
taxon
pairs
had
inconsistent
signs
(either
positive
negative)
different
always
weak
within
From
perspective,
with
similar
taxonomic
compositions
tended
be
genetic
relatives.
Compared
humans,
universality
was
infants,
stronger
than
one
set
adults.
Bacterial
families
showed
infants
were
often
baboons.
Together,
our
work
contributes
new
tools
for
analyzing
associations
implications
personalization,
community
stability,
designing
interventions
improve
health.Communities
living
guts
humans
other
animals
perform
as
digesting
food,
degrading
toxins,
fighting
viruses
cause
disease.
These
emerge
so-called
‘ecological’
species
bacteria.
One
species,
example,
may
break
down
molecule
food
into
another
compound
is,
turn,
digested
small
can
absorb
use.
The
involved
process
become
more
less
common
together
host.
In
situations,
some
have
opposing
roles
each
other,
meaning
if
becomes
abundant
it
reduce
level
other.
not
known
consistent
(i.e.,
universal)
unique
(personalized).
words,
pair
increase
decrease
host,
do
they
same
hosts?
Microbes
swap
genes
gain
traits;
harbors
distinctive
microbes,
possible
microbial
change
depending
on
present
specific
environment.
To
investigate,
Roche
et
al.
studied
feces
collected
13-year
period.
came
long-term
research
project
Amboseli,
Kenya
has
been
studying
population
wild
continuously
since
1971.
measured
hundreds
understand
pairs.
This
revealed
connections
largely
rather
baboon.
Furthermore,
strongest
negative
Microbial
strong
effects
microbiome’s
composition
might
therefore
especially
universal.
Further
analyses
measuring
babies
found
Hence,
fill
ecological
primates,
perhaps
mammals.
findings
suggest
leverage
develop
therapies
diseases
associated
bacteria,
inflammatory
bowel
disease
Clostridium
difficile
infection.
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(11), P. 2333 - 2333
Published: Nov. 15, 2024
The
human
gut
is
a
complex
ecosystem
that
supports
billions
of
living
species,
including
bacteria,
viruses,
archaea,
phages,
fungi,
and
unicellular
eukaryotes.
Bacteria
give
genes
enzymes
for
microbial
host-produced
compounds,
establishing
symbiotic
link
between
the
external
environment
host
at
both
systemic
levels.
microbiome,
which
primarily
made
up
commensal
critical
maintaining
healthy
host's
immune
system,
aiding
digestion,
synthesizing
essential
nutrients,
protecting
against
pathogenic
as
well
influencing
endocrine,
neural,
humoral,
immunological
functions
metabolic
pathways.
Qualitative,
quantitative,
and/or
topographic
shifts
can
alter
resulting
in
dysbiosis
dysfunction,
contribute
to
variety
noncommunicable
illnesses,
hypertension,
cardiovascular
disease,
obesity,
diabetes,
inflammatory
bowel
cancer,
irritable
syndrome.
While
most
evidence
date
observational
does
not
establish
direct
causation,
ongoing
clinical
trials
advanced
genomic
techniques
are
steadily
enhancing
our
understanding
these
intricate
interactions.
This
review
will
explore
key
aspects
relationship
microbiota,
eubiosis,
health
highlighting
emerging
strategies
microbiome
engineering
potential
therapeutic
approaches
various
conditions.
Pathogens,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
9(11), P. 874 - 874
Published: Oct. 23, 2020
Over
the
past
decades,
rising
antibiotic
resistance
bacteria
(ARB)
are
continuing
to
emerge
as
a
global
threat
due
potential
public
health
risk.
Rapidly
evolving
and
its
persistence
in
environment,
have
underpinned
need
for
more
studies
identify
possible
sources
limit
spread.
In
this
context,
not
commonly
studied
neglected
genetic
material
called
extracellular
DNA
(eDNA)
is
gaining
increased
attention
it
can
be
one
of
significant
drivers
transmission
ARGS
(eARGs)
via
horizontal
gene
transfer
(HGT)
competent
environmental
diverse
antibiotic-resistance
genes
(ARGs)
environment.
Consequently,
review
highlights
that
address
occurrence
eDNA
encoding
eARGs
impact
on
resistome.
review,
we
also
brief
recent
dedicated
technological
advancements
accelerating
extraction
efficiency
treatment
technologies
reducing
focuses
ecological
Microorganisms,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(6), P. 873 - 873
Published: June 9, 2020
Microbiome
research
is
a
highly
transdisciplinary
field
with
wide
range
of
applications
and
methods
for
studying
it,
involving
different
computational
approaches
models.
The
fact
that
people
host
radically
microbiota
highlights
forensic
perspectives
in
understanding
what
leads
to
this
variation
regulates
order
effectively
use
microbes
as
evidence.
This
narrative
review
provides
an
overview
some
the
main
scientific
works
so
far
produced,
focusing
on
potentiality
using
skin
microbiome
profiling
human
identification
forensics.
was
performed
following
Preferred
Reporting
Items
Systematic
Reviews
Meta-Analyses
(PRISMA)
guidelines.
examined
literature
clearly
ascertains
microbial
communities,
although
personalized,
vary
systematically
across
body
sites
time,
intrapersonal
differences
over
time
smaller
than
interpersonal
ones,
showing
such
high
degree
spatial
temporal
variability
nature
can
constitute
itself
important
parameter
useful
distinguishing
individuals
from
one
another.
Even
making
effort
organically
synthesize
all
results
achieved
until
now,
it
quite
evident
these
are
still
pieces
puzzle,
which
not
yet
complete.
Ecological
relationships
between
bacteria
mediate
the
services
that
gut
microbiomes
provide
to
their
hosts.
Knowing
overall
direction
and
strength
of
these
is
essential
learn
how
ecology
scales
up
affect
microbiome
assembly,
dynamics,
host
health.
However,
whether
bacterial
are
generalizable
across
hosts
or
personalized
individual
debated.
Here,
we
apply
a
robust,
multinomial
logistic-normal
modeling
framework
extensive
time
series
data
(5534
samples
from
56
baboon
over
13
years)
infer
thousands
correlations
in
abundance
baboons
test
degree
which
'universal'.
We
also
compare
patterns
two
human
sets.
find
that,
most
weak,
negative,
universal
hosts,
such
shared
correlation
dominate
host-specific
by
almost
twofold.
Further,
taxon
pairs
had
inconsistent
signs
(either
positive
negative)
different
always
weak
within
From
perspective,
with
similar
taxonomic
compositions
tended
be
genetic
relatives.
Compared
humans,
universality
was
infants,
stronger
than
one
set
adults.
Bacterial
families
showed
infants
were
often
baboons.
Together,
our
work
contributes
new
tools
for
analyzing
associations
implications
personalization,
community
stability,
designing
interventions
improve
health.Communities
living
guts
humans
other
animals
perform
as
digesting
food,
degrading
toxins,
fighting
viruses
cause
disease.
These
emerge
so-called
‘ecological’
species
bacteria.
One
species,
example,
may
break
down
molecule
food
into
another
compound
is,
turn,
digested
small
can
absorb
use.
The
involved
process
become
more
less
common
together
host.
In
situations,
some
have
opposing
roles
each
other,
meaning
if
becomes
abundant
it
reduce
level
other.
not
known
consistent
(i.e.,
universal)
unique
(personalized).
words,
pair
increase
decrease
host,
do
they
same
hosts?
Microbes
swap
genes
gain
traits;
harbors
distinctive
microbes,
possible
microbial
change
depending
on
present
specific
environment.
To
investigate,
Roche
et
al.
studied
feces
collected
13-year
period.
came
long-term
research
project
Amboseli,
Kenya
has
been
studying
population
wild
continuously
since
1971.
measured
hundreds
understand
pairs.
This
revealed
connections
largely
rather
baboon.
Furthermore,
strongest
negative
Microbial
strong
effects
microbiome’s
composition
might
therefore
especially
universal.
Further
analyses
measuring
babies
found
Hence,
fill
ecological
primates,
perhaps
mammals.
findings
suggest
leverage
develop
therapies
diseases
associated
bacteria,
inflammatory
bowel
disease
Clostridium
difficile
infection.