Infants’ gut microbiotas harbor hundreds of antibiotic-resistance genes

A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe claims that the infant gut is home to bacteria that harbor hundreds of antibiotic-resistance genes.

Romano Marabelli – Probiotics Prebiotics & New Foods 2021

Advisor to the Director General Romano Marabelli presents the role of the World Organisation for Animal Health at this year’s Probiotics, Prebiotics & New Foods conference, to be held in September…

People at risk for rheumatoid arthritis have unique viral communities in their guts

A new study published in Cell Host & Microbe could pave the way for using phages as biomarkers for the condition of rheumatoid arthritis.

Intestinal microbes could protect against gut inflammation and colorectal cancer

The alterations in gut microbiota composition observed in mice lacking TAK1 can generate a protective immunity against colitis and colorectal cancer.

Gut microbes produce metabolites that mimic human signaling molecules

Fatty acid amides produced by Clostridia can help the bacteria to modulate their host by mimicking human signaling molecules.

Ancient feces reveal dramatic changes in the human microbiota over the past 2,000 years

The evolutionary history of the human microbiota could help to understand the role of present-day gut microbes in health and disease.

COVID-19 could have long-lasting impacts on gut microbiota composition

Targeted manipulation to promote the microbial diversity could be an important strategy to treat long COVID-19 and speed up recovery.

Children gut microbiota mature at different speeds in the first five years of life

Several bacteria associated with human health are acquired late in childhood — albeit with different developmental dynamics.

Bacterial, viral, and fungal interactions influence inflammation and exacerbation in bronchiectasis

The Integrative Microbiomics tool could potentially delineate subtypes of bronchiectasis and other heterogeneous respiratory diseases.

Gut bacteria swap genes at much higher rates in industrialized societies

Gut bacteria from people in industrialized countries exchange genes at much higher rates than bacteria from people living in non-industrialized societies.

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