Giorgia Guglielmi
Migrating to a western country alters the intestinal microbiome and provides a key to understanding metabolic diseases such as obesity.
The gut microbiota composition and function changes rapidly in response to pathogens such as Salmonella and Candida, a new study has found.
According to a study published on Nature, the intestinal microbiota of infants make-up changes over time in 3 phases: 3-14 months, 15-30 months and 31-46 months.
GDP-L-fucose synthase, a protein produced by bacteria often found in the gut of people with MS, triggers an autoimmune response from T-cells in MS patients.
The vaginal microbiota of women who delivered prematurely has increased richness and diversity and a higher prevalence of Mollicutes bacteria.
The recent increase of food allergies and intolerances is likely linked to the gut microbiota. A. Caminero et al tried to give an explaination.
Recent studies indicate that the placenta has a microbiota. A publication on Microbiome instead supports the classic thesis: the placenta is sterile.
According to a study led by Geoffrey Hannigan of the University of Michigan, the virome of colorectal cancer patients is altered.
Combining probiotics with bacteriophages could improve hospital sanitation practices by eliminating drug-resistant pathogens.
A review published in Journal of Innate Immunity supports a role of gut microbes in alleviating or even preventing graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).
