pubmed-article:17762785 | pubmed:abstractText | Long neglected and considered a difficult ecosystem to study, several developments have recently converged to renew interest in studying the normal gut microbiota. These include molecular methods of studying the microbiota, improved understanding of host-microbe interactions in health and disease, and the potential for therapeutic manipulation of the microbiota. This review focuses on the most recent work in these areas. | lld:pubmed |