2023
Cross-feeding in the gut microbiome: Ecology and mechanisms
Culp E, Goodman A. Cross-feeding in the gut microbiome: Ecology and mechanisms. Cell Host & Microbe 2023, 31: 485-499. PMID: 37054671, PMCID: PMC10125260, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.03.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHost healthHost-microbe interactionsSpecies fitnessMicrobe-microbeEvolutionary implicationsMicrobial inhabitantsGut communitiesTrophic networksMicrobial communitiesTrophic levelsMammalian gutPrimary fermentersMetabolic outputDifferent microbesAmino acidsGut commensalsCooperative interactionsGut microbiomeNegative interactionsFitnessMutualismEcologyMicrobesEmergent roleCofactor
2017
An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome
Wexler AG, Goodman AL. An insider's perspective: Bacteroides as a window into the microbiome. Nature Microbiology 2017, 2: 17026. PMID: 28440278, PMCID: PMC5679392, DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2017.26.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGut bacteriumHuman gut BacteroidesModel organismsMicrobial communitiesMetagenome sequencesGut BacteroidesClose relativesGut microorganismsEscherichia coliCommensal microorganismsCentury of studyBacteriumMicroorganismsGut microbiotaImportant insightsBacteroidesSheer diversityHuman healthGenomicsEcologyOrganismsEcosystemsDiversityMicrobiomeColi
2016
Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial toxins to persist in the gut
Wexler AG, Bao Y, Whitney JC, Bobay LM, Xavier JB, Schofield WB, Barry NA, Russell AB, Tran BQ, Goo YA, Goodlett DR, Ochman H, Mougous JD, Goodman AL. Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial toxins to persist in the gut. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 3639-3644. PMID: 26957597, PMCID: PMC4822603, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1525637113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman gut symbiontGut symbiontsMicrobial communitiesProminent Human Gut SymbiontHundreds of speciesHuman gut commensalGut microbial communityContact-dependent killingHuman gut microbiomeAntibacterial toxinsInterbacterial interactionsInteraction assaysCommunity compositionInterbacterial antagonismEffector lociImmunity genesMajor phylaSecretome studiesHuman symbiontsSymbiontsMicrobiome manipulationGut microbesGut commensalsMultiple mouse modelsGut microbiome
2013
Experimental Approaches for Defining Functional Roles of Microbes in the Human Gut
Dantas G, Sommer MO, Degnan PH, Goodman AL. Experimental Approaches for Defining Functional Roles of Microbes in the Human Gut. Annual Review Of Microbiology 2013, 67: 459-475. PMID: 24024637, PMCID: PMC4718711, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-micro-092412-155642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicrobial communitiesFree-living microbial communitiesHigh-throughput DNA sequencingCulture-independent surveysGenome sequence projectHuman gutHost-microbe interactionsGut microbial communityMicrobial genomesGene contentMicrobial genesModel organismsHost-microbiota relationshipFunctional roleDNA sequencingFunction strategyModel systemExperimental approachUnderlying mechanismGenomeGutGenesMicrobesOrganismsSpecies