肠道微生物群在人体生理中起着至关重要的作用。描述其结构和功能对健康和疾病有影响，影响营养和肥胖、大脑功能、过敏反应、免疫、炎症性肠病、肠易激综合征、癌症发展、心脏病、肝病等。肠道微生物为展示和讨论肠道微生物各方面的前沿研究提供了一个平台。
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.