From lifetime to evolution: timescales of human gut microbiota adaptation

From lifetime to evolution: timescales of human gut microbiota adaptation

Human beings harbor gut microbial communities that are essential to preserve human health. Molded by the human genome, the gut microbiota is an adaptive component of the human superorganisms that allows host adaptation at different timescales, optimizing host physiology from daily life to lifespan s...

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Main Authors: Sara eQuercia, Marco eCandela, Cristina eGiuliani, Silvia eTurroni, Donata eLuiselli, Simone eRampelli, Patrizia eBrigidi, Claudio eFranceschi, Maria Giulia eBacalini, Paolo eGaragnani, Chiara ePirazzini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Aging
Diet
Gut Microbiota
Co-Evolution
biological adaptation
Environmental stimuli
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2014.00587/full

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