Dietary fiber is a widely recognized nutrient for human health. Previous studies proved that
dietary fiber has significant implications for gastrointestinal health by regulating the gut …

The human gut microbiota is engaged in multiple interactions affecting host health during
the host's entire life span. Microbes colonize the neonatal gut immediately following birth …

Antibiotics are deployed against bacterial pathogens, but their targeting of conserved
microbial processes means they also collaterally perturb the commensal microbiome. To …

Background Species-level genetic characterization of complex bacterial communities has
important clinical applications in both diagnosis and treatment. Amplicon sequencing of the …

Diet-microbe interactions play an important role in modulating the early-life microbiota, with
Bifidobacterium strains and species dominating the gut of breast-fed infants. Here, we …

Discoveries made in the past 5 years indicate that the composition of the intestinal
microbiota has a major influence on the effectiveness of anticancer immunosurveillance and …

Members of the genus Bifidobacterium are among the first microbes to colonize the human
gastrointestinal tract and are believed to exert positive health benefits on their host. Due to …

The genus Bifidobacterium is included within the phylum Actinobacteria, class
Actinobacteria (high G+ C Gram‐positive bacteria), order Bifidobacteriales, and family …

Background The correct establishment of the human gut microbiota represents a crucial
development that commences at birth. Different hypotheses propose that the infant gut …

Bees acquire carbohydrates from nectar and lipids; and amino acids from pollen, which also
contains polysaccharides including cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin. These potential …