Patients with dry eye disease have a distinct ocular microbiome that may trigger and perpetuate inflammation

Th17 cells and Treg cells, the resident ocular microbiota could potentially trigger and perpetuate inflammation in dry eye disease.

Antibiotic resistance is often spread in the gut microbiota of hospitalized people

A targeted decontamination could be a strategy to control the spreading of carbapenem-resistance plasmids both amoung patients and within patients.

How a mouth-dwelling microbe inhibits the growth of other bacteria

S. mutans produces tryglysin to inhibit the growth of competing species, including other streptococci that could cause opportunistic infection.

Resident bacteria might contribute to opportunistic infections of the respiratory tract

The manipulation of microbiota could improve the outcomes of infections in the respiratory tract cause by opportunistic pathogens.

Gut microbes could help to treat neurological disorders, study in mice suggests

Gut microbes contribute to symptoms associated with neurological conditions. New microbe-inspired therapies could be develop to treat such conditions.

Microbial metabolites could improve efficacy of anticancer drugs

Some gut microbial metabolites boost the efficacy of antitumor drugs by regulating the body’s immune response and could be used as a part of cancer therapy.

Bernat Olle (Vedanta): future challenges and opportunities in the microbiome space

Watch our interview with Bernart Olle, CEO of Vedanta Biosciences.

George Paraskevakos – Probiotics Prebiotics & New Foods 2021

Executive Director George Paraskevakos presents the role of the International Probiotics Association (IPA) at this year’s Probiotics, Prebiotics & New Foods conference, to be held in September in Rome.

Microbial transplants shape the gut microbiota in people with HIV, pilot trial suggests

Microbial transplants could be used as a non-invasive and safe strategy to manipulate the gut microbiota, which has been linked to HIV infection.

How a foodborne fungus impairs gut healing in Crohn’s disease

Common gut fungi called Debaryomyces hansenii can influence the severity of Crohn’s disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases.

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