Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	15215
Country	India

Received	2014-11-15 18:04
Peer-Review Started	2014-11-17 11:04
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-04-01 10:22
Revised	2015-05-10 21:38
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-06-23 18:20
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2015-06-26 10:23
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-07-03 17:08
Articles in Press	2015-07-03 17:08
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-07-29 11:47
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-08-08 15:26

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Review
Article Title	Role of the normal gut microbiota
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Sai Manasa Jandhyala, Rupjyoti Talukdar, Chivkula Subramanyam, Harish Vuyyuru, Mitnala Sasikala and D Nageshwar Reddy
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Dr. Rupjyoti Talukdar, Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Asian Healthcare Foundation, 6-3-661 Somajiguda, Hyderabad 500082, India. rup_talukdar@yahoo.com
Key Words	Normal gut microbiota; Bioinformatics; Health; Immunomodulation; Metabolic function
Core Tip	In this review we present an up-to-date overview of the normal gut microbiota, their functional implications in health, and the mechanistic insights that orchestrate these functions. We also discuss the characteristics that define a healthy gut microbiota and factors that shape and perturb the gut microbial diversity and functions. The evidence that we present here is a composite of observational and experimental studies on humans, germ free and humanized mice.
Publish Date	2015-08-08 15:26
Citation	Jandhyala SM, Talukdar R, Subramanyam C, Vuyyuru H, Sasikala M, Reddy DN. Role of the normal gut microbiota. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(29): 8787-8803
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i29/8787.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i29.8787

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Peer-review Report	15215-Peer-review(s).pdf
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Scientific Misconduct Check	15215-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
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