The gut microbiota maintains a symbiotic relationship with the host and regulates several
important functions including host metabolism, immunity, and intestinal barrier function …

International competition within the dairy market and increasing public awareness about the
importance of functional food consumption are providing new challenges for innovation in …

Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide health benefits to the host when ingested in
adequate amounts. The strains most frequently used as probiotics include lactic acid …

Members of the GroEL/HSP60 protein family have been studied for many years because of
their critical roles as ATP-dependent molecular chaperones, so it might come as a surprise …

Obesity has been associated with structural and functional changes in the gut microbiota.
The abundance in, and diversity of, certain bacteria may favor energy harvest and metabolic …

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

Moonlighting proteins are defined as proteins with two or more functions that are unrelated
and independent to each other, so that inactivation of one of them should not affect the …

The ability of bifidobacteria to establish in the intestine of mammals is among the main
factors considered to be important for achieving probiotic effects. The role of surface …

Biological moonlighting refers to proteins which express more than one function.
Moonlighting proteins occur in pathogenic and commensal as well as in Gram-positive and …

Probiotics are live microorganisms that provide health benefits to the host when consumed
in adequate concentrations. The strains most frequently used as probiotics include …