Health‐beneficial effects of probiotics: Its mode of action

Y Ohashi, K Ushida - Animal Science Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
It is now widely recognized that probiotics have health‐beneficial effects on humans and
animals. Probiotics should survive in the intestinal tract to exert beneficial effects on the …

Targeting the hindgut to improve health and performance in cattle

MV Sanz-Fernandez, JB Daniel, DJ Seymour… - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is well established that the functions of the gastrointestinal tract go
beyond the digestion and absorption of nutrients. For instance, its constant contact with the …

Production of high-concentration n-caproic acid from lactate through fermentation using a newly isolated Ruminococcaceae bacterium CPB6

X Zhu, Y Zhou, Y Wang, T Wu, X Li, D Li… - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2017 - Springer
Background n-Caproic acid (CA), as a medium-chain carboxylic acid, is a valuable chemical
feedstock for various industrial applications. The fermentative production of CA from …

Microbial community structure reveals how microaeration improves fermentation during anaerobic co-digestion of brown water and food waste

JW Lim, JA Chiam, JY Wang - Bioresource technology, 2014 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of microaeration on the fermentation
process during anaerobic co-digestion of brown water (BW) and food waste (FW). This was …

Deep insight into oriented propionate production from food waste: microbiological interpretation and design practice

M Wu, X Liu, W Tu, J Xia, Y Zou, X Gong, P Yu… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Using mixed microbial cultures (MMCs) for oriented volatile fatty acids (VFAs) refining in an
open environment is a typical challenge due to the microbial diversiform and the process …

Intestinal microbiota control acute kidney injury severity by immune modulation

J Yang, CJ Kim, YS Go, HY Lee, MG Kim, SW Oh… - Kidney international, 2020 - Elsevier
Intestinal microbiota impacts the host immune system and influences the outcomes of
chronic diseases. However, it remains uncertain whether acute kidney injury (AKI) impacts …

Comparative Genome Analysis of Megasphaera sp. Reveals Niche Specialization and Its Potential Role in the Human Gut

SA Shetty, NP Marathe, V Lanjekar, D Ranade… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
With increasing number of novel bacteria being isolated from the human gut ecosystem,
there is a greater need to study their role in the gut ecosystem and their effect on the host …

Gluconic acid improves performance of newly weaned piglets associated with alterations in gut microbiome and fermentation

J Michiels, D Truffin, M Majdeddin… - Porcine Health …, 2023 - Springer
Background Weaning is a critical phase in the pigs' life and gut health might be
compromised. Gluconic acid was shown to be poorly absorbed but readily fermented to …

In Situ Biphasic Extractive Fermentation for Hexanoic Acid Production from Sucrose by Megasphaera elsdenii NCIMB 702410

K Choi, BS Jeon, BC Kim, MK Oh, Y Um… - Applied biochemistry and …, 2013 - Springer
Hexanoic acid production by a bacterium using sucrose as an economic carbon source was
studied under conditions in which hexanoic acid was continuously extracted by liquid–liquid …

Identification of intestinal and fecal microbial biomarkers using a porcine social stress model

TQ Nguyen, M Martínez-Álvaro, J Lima… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the relationships between social stress and the gastrointestinal microbiota,
and how they influence host health and performance is expected to have many scientific and …