Actinobacteria are one the four major phyla of the gut microbiota and, although they
represent only a small percentage, are pivotal in the maintenance of gut homeostasis …

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 …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, the
incidence of which has rapidly increased worldwide, especially in developing and Western …

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

Background Antibiotics can disturb gastrointestinal microbiota which may lead to reduced
resistance to pathogens such as Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). Probiotics are live …

The pool of microbes inhabiting our body is known as “microbiota” and their collective
genomes as “microbiome”. The colon is the most densely populated organ in the human …

Objective To evaluate existing evidence for the use of probiotics in preventing antibiotic-
associated diarrhoea (AAD) in adults. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of …

Antibiotics are usually prescribed to cure infections but they also have significant modulatory
effects on the gut microbiota. Several alterations of the intestinal bacterial community have …

Introduction Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the leading cause of antibiotic-associated
diarrhea. CDI has increased in incidence and severity over the past decade, and is a …

Antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and Clostridum difficile infections (CDI) have been well
studied for adult cases, but not as well in the pediatric population. Whether the disease …