The two most important bacterial phyla in the gastrointestinal tract, Firmicutes and
Bacteroidetes, have gained much attention in recent years. The Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes …

The gut microbiota is emerging as a promising target for the management or prevention of
inflammatory and metabolic disorders in humans. Many of the current research efforts are …

The pool of microbes inhabiting our body is known as “microbiota” and their collective
genomes as “microbiome”. The colon is the most densely populated organ in the human …

Obesity is a metabolic disorder afflicting people globally. There has been a pivotal
advancement in the understanding of the intestinal microbiota composition and its …

Although it is now known that the human body is colonized by a wide variety of microbial
populations in different parts (such as the mouth, pharynx and respiratory system, the skin …

In recent years, attention has been given to the role potentially played by gut microbiota in
the development of obesity. Several studies have shown that in individuals with obesity, the …

The microbiota and the human host maintain a symbiotic association. Nowadays,
metagenomic analyses are providing valuable knowledge on the diversity and functionality …

Functional bowel disorders (FBD) resemble a group of diseases of the gastrointestinal (GI)
tract that are without a clear pathogenesis; the best known is probably the “irritable bowel …

Background A multispecies probiotic has shown beneficial effects in irritable bowel
syndrome. In addition, certain other probiotics have demonstrated advantageous effects, but …

Background and objectives: immune system alteration in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
patients may be modulated by probiotics. We assessed the efficacy of some probiotic …