Our unindicted coconspirators: Human metabolism from a microbial perspective

Andrew L. Goodman; Jeffrey I. Gordon

doi:10.1016/j.cmet.2010.07.001

Our unindicted coconspirators: Human metabolism from a microbial perspective

Andrew L. Goodman, Jeffrey I. Gordon

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Abstract

The human gut is populated by a microbiota composed of tens of trillions of organisms and millions of genes that together form a metabolic "organ." Intra-and interpersonal differences in the structure and functions of this organ suggest thatit could contribute to our normal metabolic variations and also to metabolic disorders. This Commentary discusses experimental approaches for connecting microbial and host metabolism in the context of health and disease.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-116
Number of pages	6
Journal	Cell metabolism
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2010.07.001
State	Published - Aug 4 2010

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