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
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
2011
Extensive personal human gut microbiota culture collections characterized and manipulated in gnotobiotic mice
Goodman AL, Kallstrom G, Faith JJ, Reyes A, Moore A, Dantas G, Gordon JI. Extensive personal human gut microbiota culture collections characterized and manipulated in gnotobiotic mice. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2011, 108: 6252-6257. PMID: 21436049, PMCID: PMC3076821, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1102938108.Peer-Reviewed Original Research