腸道微生物群在人體生理中起著至關重要的作用。描述其結構和功能對健康和疾病有影響，影響營養和肥胖、大腦功能、過敏反應、免疫、炎癥性腸病、腸易激綜合征、癌癥發展、心臟病、肝病等。腸道微生物為展示和討論腸道微生物各方面的前沿研究提供了一個平臺。

The intestinal microbiota plays a pivotal role in human physiology. Characterizing its structure and function has implications for health and disease, impacting nutrition and obesity, brain function, allergic responses, immunity, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, cancer development, cardiac disease, liver disease, and others. Gut Microbes provides a platform for presenting and discussing cutting-edge research on all aspects of microorganisms populating the intestine.