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