The first microbial colonizers of the human gut: composition, activities, and health implications of the infant gut microbiota

C Milani, S Duranti, F Bottacini, E Casey… - Microbiology and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
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 …

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 …

Bifidobacteria and their health‐promoting effects

C Hidalgo-Cantabrana, S Delgado… - Bugs as Drugs …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The genus Bifidobacterium is included within the phylum Actinobacteria, class
Actinobacteria (high G+ C Gram‐positive bacteria), order Bifidobacteriales, and family …

Co** with low pH: molecular strategies in neutralophilic bacteria

P Lund, A Tramonti, D De Biase - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2014 - academic.oup.com
As part of their life cycle, neutralophilic bacteria are often exposed to varying environmental
stresses, among which fluctuations in pH are the most frequent. In particular, acid …

Maternal fucosyltransferase 2 status affects the gut bifidobacterial communities of breastfed infants

ZT Lewis, SM Totten, JT Smilowitz, M Popovic, E Parker… - Microbiome, 2015 - Springer
Background Individuals with inactive alleles of the fucosyltransferase 2 gene (FUT2; termed
the 'secretor'gene) are common in many populations. Some members of the genus …

B vitamins and their roles in gut health

KS Hossain, S Amarasena, S Mayengbam - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
B vitamins act as coenzymes in a myriad of cellular reactions. These include energy
production, methyl donor generation, neurotransmitter synthesis, and immune functions …

Colonic mucosal microbiome differs from stool microbiome in cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy and is linked to cognition and inflammation

JS Bajaj, PB Hylemon, JM Ridlon… - American Journal …, 2012 - journals.physiology.org
Although hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is linked to the gut microbiota, stool microbiome
analysis has not found differences between HE and no-HE patients. This study aimed to …

Role of glutamate metabolism in bacterial responses towards acid and other stresses

C Feehily, KAG Karatzas - Journal of applied microbiology, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Glutamate plays a central role in a wide range of metabolic processes in bacterial cells. This
review focuses on the involvement of glutamate in bacterial stress responses. In particular, it …

Bifidobacterium dentium fortifies the intestinal mucus layer via autophagy and calcium signaling pathways

MA Engevik, B Luk, AL Chang-Graham, A Hall… - MBio, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
Much remains unknown about how the intestinal microbiome interfaces with the protective
intestinal mucus layer. Bifidobacterium species colonize the intestinal mucus layer and can …