Antibiotics are essential drugs used to treat pathogenic bacteria, but their prolonged use
contributes to the development and spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Antibiotic …

Breastfeeding is associated with long-term wellbeing including low risks of infectious
diseases and non-communicable diseases such as asthma, cancer, autoimmune diseases …

Nisin is a bacteriocin produced by a group of Gram‐positive bacteria that belongs to
Lactococcus and Streptococcus species. Nisin is classified as a Type A (I) lantibiotic that is …

Here, we review what is known about the microorganisms present in raw milk, including milk
from cows, sheep, goats and humans. Milk, due to its high nutritional content, can support a …

Human milk has been traditionally considered sterile; however, recent studies have shown
that it represents a continuous supply of commensal, mutualistic and/or potentially probiotic …

Recent investigations have demonstrated that human milk contains a variety of bacterial
genera; however, as of yet very little work has been done to characterize the full diversity of …

Breastfeeding is associated with considerable health benefits for infants. Aside from
essential nutrients, immune cells and bioactive components, breast milk also contains a …

The gut microbiome is not a silent ecosystem but exerts several physiological and
immunological functions. For many decades, lactobacilli have been used as an effective …

The presence of bacteria in human milk has been acknowledged since the seventies. For a
long time, microbiological analysis of human milk was only performed in case of infections …

Background: Some studies have been conducted to assess the composition of the bacterial
communities inhabiting human milk, but they did not evaluate the presence of other …