Emerging issues in probiotic safety: 2023 perspectives

D Merenstein, B Pot, G Leyer, AC Ouwehand… - Gut …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Probiotics are used for both generally healthy consumers and in clinical settings. However,
theoretical and proven adverse events from probiotic consumption exist. New probiotic …

Removal of organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites

Q Li, Z Chen, H Wang, H Yang, T Wen, S Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the latest several decades, the continuous development of the economy and industry
has brought more and more serious organic pollutants to the natural environment, which …

Gut microbiome stability and resilience: elucidating the response to perturbations in order to modulate gut health

M Fassarella, EE Blaak, J Penders, A Nauta, H Smidt… - Gut, 2021 - gut.bmj.com
The human gut microbiome is a complex ecosystem, densely colonised by thousands of
microbial species. It varies among individuals and depends on host genotype and …

Recent advanced technologies for the characterization of xenobiotic-degrading microorganisms and microbial communities

S Mishra, Z Lin, S Pang, W Zhang, P Bhatt… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Global environmental contamination with a complex mixture of xenobiotics has become a
major environmental issue worldwide. Many xenobiotic compounds severely impact the …

Occurrence and fate of pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides in African water systems: A need for timely intervention

CO Okoye, ES Okeke, KC Okoye, D Echude… - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
The occurrence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, personal care
products (PPCPs) and pesticides in the aquatic environment has raised serious concerns …

Structural diversity, functional aspects and future therapeutic applications of human gut microbiome

S Ghosh, S Pramanik - Archives of microbiology, 2021 - Springer
The research on human gut microbiome, regarded as the black box of the human body, is
still at the stage of infancy as the functional properties of the complex gut microbiome have …

Pharmaceuticals in the marine environment: What are the present challenges in their monitoring?

P Branchet, L Arpin-Pont, A Piram, P Boissery… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the last years, there has been a growing interest in the research focused on the
pharmaceutical residues in the environment. Those compounds have been recognized as a …

Toxicomicrobiomics: the human microbiome vs. pharmaceutical, dietary, and environmental xenobiotics

NA Abdelsalam, AT Ramadan, MT ElRakaiby… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The harmful impact of xenobiotics on the environment and human health is being more
widely recognized; yet, inter-and intraindividual genetic variations among humans modulate …

Bridging bacteria and the gut: functional aspects of type IV pili

K Ligthart, C Belzer, WM De Vos, HLP Tytgat - Trends in microbiology, 2020 - cell.com
Cell-surface-located proteinaceous appendages, such as flagella and fimbriae or pili, are
ubiquitous in bacterial communities. Here, we focus on conserved type IV pili (T4P) …

An innovative approach of bioremediation in enzymatic degradation of xenobiotics

S Rathore, A Varshney, S Mohan… - … and Genetic Engineering …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Worldwide, environmental pollution due to a complex mixture of xenobiotics has become a
serious concern. Several xenobiotic compounds cause environmental contamination due to …