695-Ecological Balance Index of Gut Microbiome Health

Paper Talk · Mar 25, 2026 · 18m

This research introduces a novel mathematical model to examine how ecological relationships within the human gut microbiome change during illness. While traditional methods focus on microbial diversity, which can be inconsistent across different conditions, these findings suggest that dysbiosis is fundamentally defined by a shift in interaction types. Healthy gut environments are typically characterized by competition for resources, whereas diseased states are dominated by cooperative cross-feeding among specific bacterial clusters. To quantify this transition, the authors developed the…