Bifidobacteria and their role as members of the human gut microbiota

A O'Callaghan, D Van Sinderen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Bacteria as vitamin suppliers to their host: a gut microbiota perspective

JG LeBlanc, C Milani, GS De Giori, F Sesma… - Current opinion in …, 2013 - Elsevier
Food-related lactic acid bacteria (LAB) as well as human gut commensals such as
bifidobacteria can de novo synthesize and supply vitamins. This is important since humans …

Carbohydrate metabolism in Bifidobacteria

K Pokusaeva, GF Fitzgerald, D van Sinderen - Genes & nutrition, 2011 - Springer
Members of the genus Bifidobacterium can be found as components of the gastrointestinal
microbiota, and are believed to play an important role in maintaining and promoting human …

Bacteriocin production: a probiotic trait?

A Dobson, PD Cotter, RP Ross… - Applied and environmental …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacteriocins are an abundant and diverse group of ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial
peptides produced by bacteria and archaea. Traditionally, bacteriocin production has been …

The genome sequence of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis reveals adaptations for milk utilization within the infant microbiome

DA Sela, J Chapman, A Adeuya… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Following birth, the breast-fed infant gastrointestinal tract is rapidly colonized by a microbial
consortium often dominated by bifidobacteria. Accordingly, the complete genome sequence …

Human milk glycobiome and its impact on the infant gastrointestinal microbiota

AM Zivkovic, JB German… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Human milk contains an unexpected abundance and diversity of complex oligosaccharides
apparently indigestible by the develo** infant and instead targeted to its cognate …

Gut microbiota as a source of novel antimicrobials

E Garcia-Gutierrez, MJ Mayer, PD Cotter, A Narbad - Gut microbes, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya and viruses coexist in the human gut, and this
coexistence is functionally balanced by symbiotic or antagonistic relationships. Antagonism …

Physiology of consumption of human milk oligosaccharides by infant gut-associated bifidobacteria

S Asakuma, E Hatakeyama, T Urashima… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
The bifidogenic effect of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) has long been known, yet the
precise mechanism underlying it remains unresolved. Recent studies show that some …

Nursing our microbiota: molecular linkages between bifidobacteria and milk oligosaccharides

DA Sela, DA Mills - Trends in microbiology, 2010 - cell.com
As the sole nutrition provided to infants, bioactive molecules dissolved in milk influence the
development of our gut microbiota. Accordingly, human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are …

Commercial probiotic products in public health: Current status and potential limitations

D Liang, F Wu, D Zhou, B Tan… - Critical reviews in food …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Consumption of commercial probiotics for health improvement and disease treatment has
increased in popularity among the public in recent years. The local shops and pharmacies …