Alternatives to antibiotics for preventing diarrhea in early-weaned farm animals are sorely
needed. CM piglets (a native Chinese breed) are more resistant to early-weaning stress …

Probiotics are amongst the most common microbes in the gastro-intestinal tract of humans
and other animals. Prominent among probiotics are Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium. They …

Gut microbiota plays a critical role in maintaining human intestinal homeostasis and host
health. Bacterial extracellular vesicles are key players in bacteria–host communication, as …

Far from being just “bugs in our guts,” the microbiota interacts with the body in previously
unimagined ways. Research into the genome and the microbiome has revealed that the …

Rotavirus is the leading worldwide cause of gastroenteritis in children under five years of
age. Even though there are some available vaccines to prevent the disease, there are …

Aims The aim of this study was to investigate the antimicrobial potential of proteins secreted
by a new strain of Lactobacillus salivarius. Methods and Results The secretome of L …

There are strong evidences that probiotics influence the immune status of the host, in a
strain-specific manner, acting in the gastrointestinal tract. On the hypothesis that certain …

Due to their health-promoting effects, the probiotic applications of lactobacilli have been
investigated. Aside from their basic cellular functions, the extracellular activities of probiotic …

Propionibacterium freudenreichii is a beneficial Gram-positive bacterium, traditionally used
as a cheese-ripening starter, and currently considered as an emerging probiotic. As an …

This study compared the secretomes (proteins exported out of the cell) of Propionibacterium
freudenreichii of different origin to identify plausible adaptation factors. Phylosecretomics …