From next-generation sequencing to systematic modeling of the gut microbiome
Reviewartikel, 2015

Changes in the human gut microbiome are associated with altered human metabolism and health, yet the mechanisms of interactions between microbial species and human metabolism have not been clearly elucidated. Next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the human gut microbiome research, but most current applications concentrate on studying the microbial diversity of communities and have at best provided associations between specific gut bacteria and human health. However, little is known about the inner metabolic mechanisms in the gut ecosystem. Here we review recent progress in modeling the metabolic interactions of gut microbiome, with special focus on the utilization of metabolic modeling to infer host-microbe interactions and microbial species interactions. The systematic modeling of metabolic interactions could provide a predictive understanding of gut microbiome, and pave the way to synthetic microbiota design and personalized-microbiome medicine and healthcare. Finally, we discuss the integration of metabolic modeling and gut microbiome engineering, which offer a new way to explore metabolic interactions across members of the gut microbiota.

Personalized medicine

Systematic modeling

Gut microbiome

microbial community

microbial metabolism

Next-generation sequencing

microbiome

Review

molecular interaction

Species interactome

methanogenesis

human

nonhuman

phenotype

intestine flora

next generation sequencing

model

metagenomics

Metabolic modeling

Författare

Boyang Ji

Chalmers, Biologi och bioteknik, Systembiologi

Jens B Nielsen

Chalmers, Biologi och bioteknik, Systembiologi

Frontiers in Genetics

16648021 (eISSN)

Vol. 6 JUN 219

Ämneskategorier

Biologiska vetenskaper

Styrkeområden

Livsvetenskaper och teknik (2010-2018)

DOI

10.3389/fgene.2015.00219

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