Unlocking the secrets of probiotic synergy: classic and Next-Gen interactions in the holobiont

During the 10th International Human Microbiome Consortium (IHMC) Congress 2024, held in Rome last June, Microbiomepost conducted an exclusive interview with Gianfranco Grompone, scientific director at BioGaia: ‘We are trying to understand how Lactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 is able to cross-feed and cross-talk to other bacteria. And very recently we identify and characterize a bifidobacterium longum, subspecies lungum, which is the perfect partner for this strain’.