it has been shown that the symbiotic gut microbiota in wood-feeding lower termites plays an important role in the digestion of different plant components.
已有的研究表明,低等木食性白蚁对木质纤维素等植物源食物的消化主要与其肠道共生微生物有关。
eventually, an individual's gut microbiota becomes as unique as a fingerprint.
最终每个人体内的微生物种类变得像指纹一样独特。
researchers started with mice that were specially bred to be germ-free - with no gut microbiota of their own - and to be able to nurture human gut microbiota instead.
研究中使用了通过特殊饲养技术获得的无菌小鼠。这种小鼠可以接受人类的肠道菌类在其肠道中繁殖。
abstract : the gut microbiota form a symbiotic relationship in human and animals, which keep the gut and the host healthy as well as cause potential damage.
摘要肠道微生物与宿主形成共生关系,在维持机体健康的同时,也能对机体造成伤害。
「we were surprised that so much of the diversity present in human microbial communities could be recaptured in mice, 」 says gordon, who has been studying gut microbiota for more than five years.
gordon说「我们观测到了人类肠道菌落的复杂菌群结构可以在小鼠中重构。这使我们感到十分惊奇」。他已经对肠道菌类从事了5年以上的研究。
gut microbiota colonizing in the human intestinal tract form a mutual symbiotic relationship with the host and play an important role in the metabolism and immune regulation of the host.
肠道菌群定植在人体肠道当中,与宿主之间构成一定的互利共生关系,对宿主的代谢及免疫调节发挥着重要的作用。