Early childhood is a critical stage for the foundation and development of both the microbiome
and host. Early-life antibiotic exposures, cesarean section, and formula feeding could …

Our understanding of the link between the human microbiome and disease, including obesity,
inflammatory bowel disease, arthritis and autism, is rapidly expanding. Improvements in …

Antibiotics administered in low doses have been widely used as growth promoters in the
agricultural industry since the 1950s, yet the mechanisms for this effect are unclear. Because …

Helicobacter pylori are bacteria that have coevolved with humans to be transmitted from person
to person and to persistently colonize the stomach. Their population structure is a model …

Helicobacter pylori is a newly discovered gram-negative bacterium that lives in the human
stomach and duodenum. Infection with this organism is strongly associated with type B antral …

Interest in the role of the microbiome in human health has burgeoned over the past decade
with the advent of new technologies for interrogating complex microbial communities. The …

Acquisition of the intestinal microbiota begins at birth, and a stable microbial community
develops from a succession of key organisms. Disruption of the microbiota during maturation by …

Most studies of the human microbiome have focused on westernized people with life-style
practices that decrease microbial survival and transmission, or on traditional societies that are …

To determine whether infection with a Helicobacter pylori strain possessing cagA is associated
with an increased risk of development of adenocarcinoma of the stomach, we used a …

Background. Helicobacter pylori are gram-negative spiral bacteria that are associated with
chronic gastritis, a known precursor of gastric carcinoma. Persons at high risk for gastric …