Resources

For further information on the human microbiome and prebiotics, see the following resources:

2012-2013:

Fei N, Zhao L.  An opportunistic pathogen isolated from the gut of an obese human causes obesity in germfree mice.  ISME J. 2013 Apr;7(4):880-4.

Liou AP, et al.  Conserved shifts in the gut microbiota due to gastric bypass reduce host weight and adiposity.  Sci Transl Med. 2013 Mar 27;5(178):178ra41

Everard A, et al.  Cross-talk between Akkermansia muciniphila and intestinal epithelium controls diet-induced obesity.  Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 May 13. [Epub ahead of print]

Stachowicz N, Kiersztan A.  The role of gut microbiota in the pathogenesis of obesity and diabetes.  Postepy Hig Med Dosw (Online). 2013 Apr 15;67(0):288-303.

LeBlanc JG, et al.  Bacteria as vitamin suppliers to their host: a gut microbiota perspective.  Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2013 Apr;24(2):160-8.

Martinez-Medina M., et al.  Western diet induces dysbiosis with increased E coli in CEABAC10 mice, alters host barrier function favouring AIEC colonisation. Gut. 2013 Apr 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Koeth RA, et al.  Intestinal microbiota metabolism of l-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis.  Nat Med. 2013 May;19(5):576-85.

Petrof EO, et al.  Microbial ecosystems therapeutics: a new paradigm in medicine?  Benef Microbes. 2013 Mar 1;4(1):53-65.

Markle JG, et al.  Sex differences in the gut microbiome drive hormone-dependent regulation of autoimmunity. Science. 2013 Mar 1;339(6123):1084-8.

Qin J, et al.  A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes.  Nature. 2012 Oct 4;490(7418):55-60.    

Pollan, M.  Some of my best friends are germs.  New York Times May 15, 2013. 

Greenwood V.  A Roller Derby of Bacteria.  The New Yorker.  April 17, 2013.  

Heart Disease and the Microbiome.  The Economist April 13, 2013.  

 Journals with entire issues on the microbiome:

Scientific American Magazine June 2012 Issue

Nature 486, 215–221 (14 June 2012)

Science 336, 12098 (June 2012) 

2011 and Older:

Gordon JI, et al. A rendezvous with our microbes.  Proc Natl Adac Sci U S A. 2011;108 Suppl 1:4513-5.

Arumugam M, et al. Enterotypes of the human gut microbiome. Nature. 2011;473(7346):174-80. 

Goodman AL, et al. Extensive personal human gut microbiota culture collections characterized and manipulated in gnotobiotic mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; 108(15):6252-7. 

 Heijtz RD, et al. Normal gut microbiota modulates brain development and behavior. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011; 108(7):3047-52. 

 Kootte RS, et al. The therapeutic potential of manipulating gut microbiota in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes Obes Metab. 2011 Aug 3. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1326.2011.01483.x.

Rooks MG and Garrett WS. Sharing the Bounty. The Scientist. Aug 2011; 25,8:38. 

Everard A, et al. Responses of Gut Microbiota and Glucose and Lipid Metabolism to Prebiotics in Genetic Obese and Diet-Induced Leptin-Resistant Mice. Diabetes. 2011 Sep 20. doi: 10.2337/db11-0227.

Blaser MJ. Harnessing the Power of the Human Microbiome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010; 107(14):6125-6.

De Filippo C, et al.  Impact of diet in shaping gut microbiota revealed by a comparative study in children from Europe and rural Africa. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010;107(33):14691-6.

Mariat D, et al. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of the human microbiota changes with age. BMC Microbiol. 2009;9:123.

Tsukumo DM, Et al. Translational research into gut microbiota: new horizons in obesity treatment. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 2009;53(2):139-44.

Ley RE, et al.  Obesity alters gut microbial ecology. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005; 102(31):11070-5. 

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