Probiotics, their prophylactic and therapeutic applications in human health development: A review of the literature

BA Tegegne, B Kebede - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Antibiotics do not differentiate between good and bad germs, disrupting normal microflora
and causing vitamin deficiency in the human body. They also kill healthy bacteria in the gut …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

Gut microbiota beyond bacteria—mycobiome, virome, archaeome, and eukaryotic parasites in IBD

M Matijašić, T Meštrović, H Čipčić Paljetak… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The human microbiota is a diverse microbial ecosystem associated with many beneficial
physiological functions as well as numerous disease etiologies. Dominated by bacteria, the …

New insights into the interactions between Blastocystis, the gut microbiota, and host immunity

L Deng, L Wojciech, NRJ Gascoigne, G Peng… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
The human gut microbiota is a diverse and complex ecosystem that is involved in beneficial
physiological functions as well as disease pathogenesis. Blastocystis is a common protistan …

Intestinal Blastocystis is linked to healthier diets and more favorable cardiometabolic outcomes in 56,989 individuals from 32 countries

E Piperni, LH Nguyen, P Manghi, H Kim, E Pasolli… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Diet impacts human health, influencing body adiposity and the risk of developing
cardiometabolic diseases. The gut microbiome is a key player in the diet-health axis, but …

Blastocystis One Health Approach in a Rural Community of Northern Thailand: Prevalence, Subtypes and Novel Transmission Routes

V Jinatham, S Maxamhud, S Popluechai… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Blastocystis is the most commonly found eukaryote in the gut of humans and other animals.
This protist is extremely heterogeneous genetically and is classified into 28 subtypes (STs) …

The core human microbiome: does it exist and how can we find it? A critical review of the concept

I Sharon, NM Quijada, E Pasolli, M Fabbrini, F Vitali… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The core microbiome, which refers to a set of consistent microbial features across
populations, is of major interest in microbiome research and has been addressed by …

Microbiota-immune interaction in the pathogenesis of gut-derived infection

C Wang, Q Li, J Ren - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Gut-derived infection is among the most common complications in patients who underwent
severe trauma, serious burn, major surgery, hemorrhagic shock or severe acute pancreatitis …

Interactions between a pathogenic Blastocystis subtype and gut microbiota: in vitro and in vivo studies

JA Yason, YR Liang, CW Png, Y Zhang, KSW Tan - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background Blastocystis is a common gut eukaryote detected in humans and animals. It has
been associated with gastrointestinal disease in the past although recent metagenomic …

How the gut parasitome affects human health

G Ianiro, A Iorio, S Porcari, L Masucci… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The human gut microbiome (GM) is a complex ecosystem that includes numerous
prokaryotic and eukaryotic inhabitants. The composition of GM can influence an array of host …