Background The human gut hosts complex microbial communities, which are linked to
health and disease. The gut microbiota is continuously reshaped by multiple environmental …

Although fermentation probably originally developed as a means of preserving food
substrates, many fermented foods (FFs), and components therein, are thought to have a …

Starch is an essential source of energy for the human diet. Resistant starch is the portion of
starch that is not digested in the small intestine and is fermented in the colon by …

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 …

In order to inhibit pathogenic complications and to enhance animal and poultry growth,
antibiotics have been extensively used for many years. Antibiotics applications not only …

The prevalence of obesity, diabetes, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and related metabolic
disorders has been steadily increasing in the past few decades. Apart from the …

Dysbiosis of the oral microbiome is associated with a variety of oral and systemic diseases,
including periodontal disease. Oral dysbiosis in periodontal disease leads to an …

Highlights•Clinical studies support the use of probiotics for preventing AAD.•AAD prevention
by probiotics is multifactorial and strain dependent.•Probiotics are associated with gut …

Trillions of microbes are indigenous to the human gastrointestinal tract, together forming an
ecological community known as the gut microbiota. The gut microbiota is involved in dietary …

Due to the challenges of antibiotic resistance to global health, bacteriocins as antimicrobial
compounds have received more and more attention. Bacteriocins are biosynthesized by …