An expert panel was convened in September 2019 by The International Scientific
Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to develop a definition for fermented foods …

Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

Probiotics and prebiotics are microbiota-management tools for improving host health. They
target gastrointestinal effects via the gut, although direct application to other sites such as …

Still relevant after 19 years, the FAO/WHO definition of probiotics can be translated into four
simple and pragmatic criteria allowing one to conclude if specific strains of microorganisms …

Research about the role of gut microbiome in colorectal cancer (CRC) is a newly emerging
field of study. Gut microbiota modulation, with the aim to reverse established microbial …

The popularity of fermented foods and beverages is due to their enhanced shelf-life, safety,
functionality, sensory, and nutritional properties. The latter includes the presence of …

Interest in fermented foods is increasing because fermented foods are promising solutions
for more secure food systems with an increased proportion of minimally processed plant …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressively debilitating neurodegenerative disease
characterized by α-synucleinopathy, which involves all districts of the brain-gut axis …

Probiotics have become a popular approach for managing digestive and immune health and
are being recommended more frequently as effective therapeutic interventions by medical …

Probiotics and associated health benefits emerged as an area of increasing interest in the
past few decades. Probiotics confer their beneficial health effects by different mechanisms of …