In a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, Dr. Patrick Schloss (University of Michigan) and his team found that the gut microbiome could enrich current methods of testing for colon cancer. The group characterized the gut microbiome from stool samples of
Interview with Dr. Karine Clément on human genes and microbial genes in obesity
12 Aug 2014by Kristina Campbell
Karine Clément is a physician and a professor at Paris 6 Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris and director of an INSERM team. She is also the director of ICAN (Institute of Cardiometabolism and Nutrition),Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, which focuses on care,
Dr. Francisco Guarner explains two recent contributions to the field
30 Jul 2014by Kristina Campbell
Two papers were recently published in Nature Biotechnology, both on the topic of finding out the content of gut microbiota samples. The Gut Microbiota for Health website previously covered both selections: The paper authored by Li et al. presented an updated collection
In an article published online on June 24, 2014 in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Zhongyi Chen and Lilu Guo, from the Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, showed that the administration of a modified bacteria expressing therapeutic factors in the gut microbiota could reduce
Interview with Prof. Mihai Pop, expert on microbial communities in diarrheal disease
17 Jul 2014by Kristina Campbell
Professor Mihai Pop, of University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, recently co-authored a paper entitled Diarrhea in young children from low-income countries leads to large-scale alterations in intestinal microbiota composition. He took the time to speak with Gut Microbiota
A new method for comprehensively profiling diversity in metagenomic samples: Behind the scenes with co-authors Nielsen and Almeida
8 Jul 2014by Kristina Campbell
A study published in Nature Biotechnology in July 2014 showed that it was possible to segregate human gut metagenomics data into specific biological entities (e.g. microbial species) without the need for reference sequences. Henrik Bjørn Nielsen and Mathieu Almeida agreed to
Interview with Prof. Philippe Sansonetti from College de France, Pasteur institute scientist
4 Jul 2014by GMFH Editing Team
Prof. Philippe Sansonetti accepted to give us some feedback about the last international symposium about microbiota held in Collège de France. He invited us to focus about the host microbiome symbiosis using complementary approach to correlative metagenomics studies. Pr
Interview with Eric Brown, expert on gut microbiota and malnutrition
1 Jul 2014by Kristina Campbell
Eric Brown, Ph.D., of the University of British Columbia (Canada) recently gave a seminar as part of the Collège de France symposium: The Impact of Malnutrition on Host-Microbial Interactions in the Small Intestine. Afterward, he took the time to answer
Dr. Philippe Sansonetti, current chair of microbiology and infectious diseases at Collège de France, hosted a Microbiome and Nutrition symposium in June, 2014. At the event, esteemed researchers exchanged ideas and presented microbiome research from all over the world. As
Interview with Paul O’Toole, expert on gut microbiota in elderly populations
28 Jun 2014by Kristina Campbell
Professor Paul O'Toole of University College Cork (Ireland) recently gave a seminar as part of the Collège de France symposium: Diet-Microbiota-Health Interactions in Elderly People. Afterward, he took the time to speak with Gut Microbiota for Health about the event.
