3D Biomimetic model of the host-microbiome small intestinal ecosystem Ghent University
The human gut forms a complex ecosystem where the intestinal barrier faces the resident
microbiota. This microbiota is involved in maintaining gut homeostasis, occupying luminal and
mucosal niches to outcompete pathogenic bacteria, providing a protective biofilm, contributing to
the digestion of foods and energy metabolism, and also actively modulating immune processes.
Microbe-host crosstalk is hence considered a ...