During the last years probiotics gained the attention of clinicians for their use in the
prevention and treatment of multiple diseases. Probiotics main mechanisms of action …

The fine line between human health and disease can be driven by the interplay between
host and microbial factors. This “metagenome” regulates cancer initiation, progression, and …

Triptolide (TP), a traditional Chinese medicine, has been reported to be effective in the
treatment of autoimmune diseases and exerting antineoplastic activity in several human …

Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast often used for the treatment of GI tract
disorders such as diarrhea symptoms. It is genetically close to the model yeast …

In humans, microbial cells (including bacteria, archaea, and fungi) greatly outnumber host
cells. Candida albicans is the most prevalent fungal species of the human microbiota; this …

Abstract In 2009 the first European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infection (ESCMID)
treatment guidance document for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) was published. The …

Organ transplantation is a life-saving treatment for patients with end-stage disease, but
survival rates after transplantation vary considerably. There is now increasing evidence that …

Summary Background Bifidobacterium bifidum MIMBb75 is one of a few probiotic strains that
have been shown to be effective in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and its …

Fruit plays an important role in human diet. Whereas, fungal pathogens cause huge losses
of fruit during storage and transportation, abuse of chemical fungicides leads to serious …

Microbial food cultures have directly or indirectly come under various regulatory frameworks
in the course of the last decades. Several of those regulatory frameworks put emphasis on …