The gut microbiota is indispensable for maintaining host health by enhancing the host's
digestive capacity, safeguarding the intestinal epithelial barrier, and preventing pathogen …

Several strains of lactic acid bacteria are potent probiotics and can cure a variety of diseases
using different modes of actions. These bacteria produce antimicrobial peptides …

Obesity is a complex metabolic disease caused, in part, by the interaction between an
individual's genetics, metabolism, and environment. Emerging evidence supports the role of …

Elucidating the mechanisms by which short chain fatty acids (SCFA) reduce body weight
may assist in the development of an effective weight control strategy. Dietary …

Emerging evidence suggests that gut microbiota is critical in the maintenance of
physiological homeostasis. This study was designed to test the hypothesis that dysbiosis in …

Bacterial culture was the first method used to describe the human microbiota, but this
method is considered outdated by many researchers. Metagenomics studies have since …

Resveratrol is a polyphenol which has been shown to have beneficial effects on metabolic
syndrome-related alterations in experimental animals, including glucose and lipid …

Fermented plant foods are gaining wide interest worldwide as healthy foods due to their
unique sensory features and their health-promoting potentials, such as antiobesity …

Rationale: Few studies have systematically assessed the influence of gut microbiota on
cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Objective: To examine the association between gut …

This review gives an update of the current scientific evidence on the efficacy of the
adjunctive use of systemic and local antibiotics/antimicrobials in the treatment of …