Harnessing Genes and Diet to Fine-Tune the Gut Microbial Fitness

Patrice D Cani; Amandine Everard

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.006

Harnessing Genes and Diet to Fine-Tune the Gut Microbial Fitness

Cell Metab. 2015 Nov 3;22(5):754-6. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.006.

Authors

Patrice D Cani¹, Amandine Everard²

Affiliations

¹ Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO (Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology), Metabolism and Nutrition research group, Avenue E. Mounier, 73 Box B1.73.11, 1200 Brussels, Belgium. Electronic address: patrice.cani@uclouvain.be.
² Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain Drug Research Institute, WELBIO (Walloon Excellence in Life Sciences and Biotechnology), Metabolism and Nutrition research group, Avenue E. Mounier, 73 Box B1.73.11, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 26536484
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2015.10.006

Abstract

Microbe communication with host mammalian cells and external factors such as diet influences this multifaceted ecosystem. A recent study shows that interactions between microbial genes and dietary elements are dynamic processes that may help to characterize an organism's niche and eventually its impact on the overall community and host metabolism.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Diet*
Gastrointestinal Tract / metabolism*
Gastrointestinal Tract / microbiology*
Humans
Microbiota / genetics