The study investigated the impact of environment on the composition of the gut microbiota and mucosal immune development and function at gut surfaces in early and adult life. Piglets of similar genoty
Ulcerative colitis (UC) develops through a complicated interaction between the host and microbiota. Intestinal fibroblasts are suggested to play crucial roles in the pathogenesis of UC. However, the i
We performed a reciprocal transplant of eelgrass and examined the microbial community on the surfaces of leaves and roots of plants. This allowed us to determine effects of environment vs. host on mic