Rebuilding the gut microbiota ecosystem

A Gagliardi, V Totino, F Cacciotti, V Iebba… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
A microbial ecosystem in which bacteria no longer live in a mutualistic association is called
dysbiotic. Gut microbiota dysbiosis is a condition related with the pathogenesis of intestinal …

Fish gut microbiome: current approaches and future perspectives

C Talwar, S Nagar, R Lal, RK Negi - Indian journal of microbiology, 2018 - Springer
In recent years, investigations of microbial flora associated with fish gut have deepened our
knowledge of the complex interactions occurring between microbes and host fish. The gut …

Gut microbiota diversity and human diseases: should we reintroduce key predators in our ecosystem?

A Mosca, M Leclerc, JP Hugot - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Most of the Human diseases affecting westernized countries are associated with dysbiosis
and loss of microbial diversity in the gut microbiota. The Western way of life, with a wide use …

Dysbiotic events in gut microbiota: impact on human health

S Schippa, MP Conte - Nutrients, 2014 - mdpi.com
The human body is colonized by a large number of microbes coexisting peacefully with their
host. The most colonized site is the gastrointestinal tract (GIT). More than 70% of all the …

[HTML][HTML] Injections of predatory bacteria work alongside host immune cells to treat Shigella infection in zebrafish larvae

AR Willis, C Moore, M Mazon-Moya, S Krokowski… - Current Biology, 2016 - cell.com
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus are predatory bacteria that invade and kill a range of Gram-
negative bacterial pathogens in natural environments and in vitro [1, 2]. In this study, we …

Commensal inter-bacterial interactions shaping the microbiota

L Kern, SK Abdeen, AA Kolodziejczyk… - Current opinion in …, 2021 - Elsevier
The gut microbiota, a complex ecosystem of microorganisms of different kingdoms, impacts
host physiology and disease. Within this ecosystem, inter-bacterial interactions and their …

Biotechnological Potential of Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms and Their Secreted Enzymes

E Bratanis, T Andersson, R Lood… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are obligate predatory bacteria that selectively prey
on a broad range of Gram-negative bacteria, including multidrug-resistant human …

Adherent-Invasive E. coli: Update on the Lifestyle of a Troublemaker in Crohn's Disease

M Chervy, N Barnich, J Denizot - International Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Besides genetic polymorphisms and environmental factors, the intestinal microbiota is an
important factor in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD). Among microbiota alterations, a …

High impact of bacterial predation on cyanobacteria in soil biocrusts

J Bethany, SL Johnson, F Garcia-Pichel - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
Diverse bacteria lead a life as pathogens or predators of other bacteria in many
environments. However, their impact on emerging ecological processes in natural settings …

Functional impacts of the intestinal microbiome in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease

J Li, J Butcher, D Mack, A Stintzi - Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2015 - academic.oup.com
The human intestinal microbiome plays a critical role in human health and disease,
including the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Numerous studies have …