In collaboration with Synchrotron Oxford, the University of East Anglia and the University of California, the researchers, using a commonly - found member of human gut microbiota called Ruminococcus gnavus as a model organism identified carbohydrate binding modules with the ability to bind to mucus. (sciencedaily.com)
Functional metagenomics: a high throughput screening method to decipher microbiota ‐ driven NF ‐ κB modulation in the human gut (msb.embopress.org)
Using a «gnotobiotic mouse model» — where mice were «colonized with a synthetic human gut microbiota composed of fully sequenced commensal bacteria» — Desai et al reported on the effects of different diets with different fibre content. (biomeonboardawareness.com)