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 …

The gastrointestinal tract of mammals hosts a high and diverse number of different
microorganisms, known as intestinal microbiota. Many probiotics were originally isolated …

The fish gut microbiota contributes to digestion and can affect the nutrition, growth,
reproduction, overall population dynamics and vulnerability of the host fish to disease; …

Inadequate nutrition and physical inactivity are the mainstays of primary sarcopenia–
physiopathology in older individuals. Gut microbiota composition is strongly dependent on …

Intestinal microbial dysbiosis is associated with Crohn's disease (CD). However, the
mechanisms leading to the chronic mucosal inflammation that characterizes this disease …

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypical systemic autoimmune disease in
humans and is characterized by the presence of hyperactive immune cells and aberrant …

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

Alteration of the gut microbiota has been associated with different gastrointestinal disorders.
Normobiosis restoration by faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is considered a …

Mucins are large glycoproteins consisting of approximately 80% of hetero-oligosaccharides.
Gut mucin degraders of healthy subjects were investigated, through a culture dependent …

Objectives To assess the establishment of the intestinal microbiota in very low birthweight
preterm infants and to evaluate the impact of perinatal factors, such as delivery mode and …