Various factors affect the development of the gut microbiota, leading to the establishment of an adult-like microbiota at approximately 3 years of age. See this new review for an update of the development of the gut microbiota in children https://t.co/2yIdZUqwNF https://t.co/MnO4I2Xokc

The role of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in shaping host physiology is a hot area of basic and translational research. Enteroendocrine cells and the enteric nervous system together act as an interface between the gut microbiota and brain https://t.co/MovN1lWLj2

Vitamin D and gut health could be more connected than previously expected. This review updates the role of vitamin D and its nuclear receptor in regulating intestinal barrier integrity and controlling innate and adaptive immunity in the gut https://t.co/tS9LZpTN0s https://t.co/DOXjKdF6Ja

Food staples are a reservoir of commensal bacteria. This review explores the antibacterial activity of lactic acid bacteria -generally recognized as safe- to improve shelf life of raw meat https://t.co/u6zFuPPxmh

Resistant starch is a promising dietary fiber. New research explores its effects on the gut microbiota and its metabolites in fecal sample cultures from patients with coronary artery disease https://t.co/3fgvyKtgyz

"The influence of long-term use of proton pump inhibitors on the gut microbiota: an age-sex-matched case-control study" -- https://t.co/sxeYNA01Z6

"The relationship between habitual dietary intake and gut microbiota in young Japanese women": https://t.co/S7Ly3WSiIK

Study finds "Obesity-associated gut microbiota in the Japanese population was different from that in Western people" https://t.co/zyHkuagvKO

Human study (n=20) -- "A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults": https://t.co/hNUbG8AZOF