Good Bug, Bad Bug: Breaking through Microbial Stereotypes

Our expanding knowledge of microbial mechanisms is challenging the notion of “good” versus “bad” microbes and encouraging a better understanding of their roles in various contexts before their widespread therapeutic and clinical application. The intestinal microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, a promisin...

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Published in:Cell host & microbe 2018-01, Vol.23 (1), p.10-13
Main Authors: Cirstea, Mihai, Radisavljevic, Nina, Finlay, B. Brett
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Our expanding knowledge of microbial mechanisms is challenging the notion of “good” versus “bad” microbes and encouraging a better understanding of their roles in various contexts before their widespread therapeutic and clinical application. The intestinal microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, a promising probiotic with an emerging cautionary tale, best highlights this challenge. Our expanding knowledge of microbial mechanisms is challenging the notion of “good” versus “bad” microbes and encouraging a better understanding of their roles in various contexts before their widespread therapeutic and clinical application. The intestinal microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, a promising probiotic with an emerging cautionary tale, best highlights this challenge.
ISSN:1931-3128
1934-6069
DOI:10.1016/j.chom.2017.12.008