The gut microbiome lies at the intersection between the environment and the host, with the
ability to modify host responses to disease-relevant exposures and stimuli. This is evident in …

Mycotoxins are secondary products produced by fungi in cereals and are frequently found in
the livestock industry as contaminants of farm animal feed. Studies analyzing feed …

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are associated with low-grade inflammation and specific
changes in gut microbiota composition,,,,,,. We previously demonstrated that administration …

To maintain a healthy gut is definitely key for a pig to digest and absorb dietary nutrients
efficiently. A balanced microbiota (ie, a healthy micro-ecosystem) is an indispensable …

Alteration in the composition of the gut microbiota can lead to a number of chronic clinical
diseases. Akkermansia muciniphila is an anaerobic bacteria constituting 3–5% of the gut …

Deoxynivalenol (DON) is the most frequently present mycotoxin contaminant in food and
feed, causing a variety of toxic effects in humans and animals. Currently, a series of …

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of two mixed organic acids (OA)
on performance, serum immunity, intestinal morphology and microbiota of weaned pigs in …

Defective intestinal tight junction (TJ) barrier is a hallmark in the pathogenesis of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To date, there are no effective therapies that specifically …

Bacterial extracellular membrane vesicles (MV) are potent mediators of microbe-host
signals, and they are not only important in host-pathogen interactions but also for the …

This study was designed to explore the different intestinal barrier repair mechanisms of
Bifidobacterium breve (B. breve) H4-2 and H9-3 with different exopolysaccharide (EPS) …