Over the past decades the food industry has been revolutionized toward the production of
functional foods due to an increasing awareness of the consumers on the positive role of …

The dietary consumption of probiotics in the form of pharmaceuticals or functional food can
improve human health and contribute to disease prevention. However, the biological activity …

Bifidobacteria naturally inhabit diverse environments, including the gastrointestinal tracts of
humans and animals. Members of the genus are of considerable scientific interest due to …

Bile acids (BA), the major components of bile, are biological detergents that facilitate the
emulsification and solubilization of dietary lipids and also display potent antimicrobial …

Clostridium difficile is a major cause of nosocomial infections. Bacterial persistence in the
gut is responsible for infection relapse; sporulation and other unidentified mechanisms …

Members of the genus Bifidobacterium are dominant and symbiotic inhabitants of the
mammalian gastrointestinal tract. Being vertically transmitted, bifidobacterial host …

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are widely used for the production of a variety of foods and feed
raw materials where they contribute to flavor and texture of the fermented products. In …

In the current study, we show that biofilm formation by various strains and species belonging
to Bifidobacterium, a genus that includes gut commensals with reported health-promoting …

Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) are one of the most pervasive heterogeneous
groups of bacteria which are used as starter/adjunct cultures to enhance the aroma and …

An important feature of the intestinal microbiota, particularly in the case of administered
probiotic microorganisms, is their resistance to conditions in the gastrointestinal tract …