Bacteriocin diversity, function, discovery and application as antimicrobials

I Sugrue, RP Ross, C Hill - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2024 - nature.com
Bacteriocins are potent antimicrobial peptides that are produced by bacteria. Since their
discovery almost a century ago, diverse peptides have been discovered and described, and …

The role of probiotics in skin health and related gut–skin axis: A review

T Gao, X Wang, Y Li, F Ren - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging skin, wrinkles, pigmentation, and dryness are problems that plague people, and
researchers are working to solve them. Recent studies have shown that intestinal microbiota …

A taxonomic note on the genus Lactobacillus: Description of 23 novel genera, emended description of the genus Lactobacillus Beijerinck 1901, and union of Lactobacillaceae …

J Zheng, S Wittouck, E Salvetti… - … of systematic and …, 2020 - microbiologyresearch.org
The genus Lactobacillus comprises 261 species (at March 2020) that are extremely diverse
at phenotypic, ecological and genotypic levels. This study evaluated the taxonomy of …

The International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on the definition and scope of postbiotics

S Salminen, MC Collado, A Endo, C Hill… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract In 2019, the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics
(ISAPP) convened a panel of experts specializing in nutrition, microbial physiology …

The current and future perspectives of postbiotics

B Liang, D **ng - Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2023 - Springer
With the emphasis on intestinal health, probiotics have exploded into a vast market potential.
However, new scientific evidence points out that the beneficial health benefits of probiotics …

An update on water kefir: Microbiology, composition and production

KM Lynch, S Wilkinson, L Daenen, EK Arendt - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water kefir is a sparkling, slightly acidic fermented beverage produced by fermenting a
solution of sucrose, to which dried fruits have been added, with water kefir grains. These …

[HTML][HTML] The Impacts of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum on the Functional Properties of Fermented Foods: A Review of Current Knowledge

B Yilmaz, SP Bangar, N Echegaray, S Suri, I Tomasevic… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
One of the most varied species of lactic acid bacteria is Lactiplantibacillus plantarum (Lb.
plantarum), formerly known as Lactobacillus plantarum. It is one of the most common …

Lifestyles in transition: evolution and natural history of the genus Lactobacillus

RM Duar, XB Lin, J Zheng, ME Martino… - FEMS microbiology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Lactobacillus species are found in nutrient-rich habitats associated with food, feed, plants,
animals and humans. Due to their economic importance, the metabolism, genetics and …

Stress physiology of lactic acid bacteria

K Papadimitriou, Á Alegría, PA Bron… - Microbiology and …, 2016 - journals.asm.org
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are important starter, commensal, or pathogenic microorganisms.
The stress physiology of LAB has been studied in depth for over 2 decades, fueled mostly by …

Taxonomic profiling and populational patterns of bacterial bile salt hydrolase (BSH) genes based on worldwide human gut microbiome

Z Song, Y Cai, X Lao, X Wang, X Lin, Y Cui… - Microbiome, 2019 - Springer
Background Bile salt hydrolase plays an important role in bile acid-mediated signaling
pathways, which regulate lipid absorption, glucose metabolism, and energy homeostasis …