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.
Ted Dinan of University College Cork, Ireland, gives us an insight into the intestine-brain axis.
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).
