Microbiota medicine: towards clinical revolution

P Gebrayel, C Nicco, S Al Khodor, J Bilinski… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by the largest microbial community within the
human body consisting of trillions of microbes called gut microbiota. The normal flora is the …

Microbial exchange via fomites and implications for human health

B Stephens, P Azimi, MS Thoemmes… - Current Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Fomites are inanimate objects that become colonized with
microbes and serve as potential intermediaries for transmission to/from humans. This review …

Defining the oral microbiome by whole-genome sequencing and resistome analysis: the complexity of the healthy picture

E Caselli, C Fabbri, M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, C Bassi… - BMC microbiology, 2020 - Springer
Background The microbiome of the oral cavity is the second-largest and diverse microbiota
after the gut, harboring over 700 species of bacteria and including also fungi, viruses, and …

Oral microbiome dysbiosis is associated with symptoms severity and local immune/inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study

I Soffritti, M D'Accolti, C Fabbri, A Passaro… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The human oral microbiome (HOM) is the second largest microbial community after the gut
and can impact the onset and progression of several localized and systemic diseases …

Bacteriophages in infectious diseases and beyond—A narrative review

P Ioannou, S Baliou, G Samonis - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
The discovery of antibiotics has revolutionized medicine and has changed medical practice,
enabling successful fighting of infection. However, quickly after the start of the antibiotic era …

Next-generation sequencing and PCR technologies in monitoring the hospital microbiome and its drug resistance

C Cason, M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, S Mazzacane… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The hospital environment significantly contributes to the onset of healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs), which represent one of the most frequent complications occurring in …

Sha** the subway microbiome through probiotic-based sanitation during the COVID-19 emergency: A pre–post case–control study

M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, F Bini, E Mazziga, C Cason… - Microbiome, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extent to which the public
transportation environment, such as in subways, may be important for the transmission of …

Bacteriophages as a potential 360-degree pathogen control strategy

M D'Accolti, I Soffritti, S Mazzacane, E Caselli - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacteriophages are viruses that exclusively kill bacteria and are the most ubiquitous
organisms on the planet. Since their discovery, bacteriophages have been considered an …

Environmental cleaning to prevent hospital-acquired infections on non-intensive care units: a pragmatic, single-centre, cluster randomized controlled, crossover trial …

R Leistner, B Kohlmorgen, A Brodzinski… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The impact of environmental hygiene on the occurrence of hospital-acquired
infections (HAIs) remains a subject of debate. We determined the effect of three different …

[PDF][PDF] The new era of vaccines: the" nanovaccinology".

A Facciolà, G Visalli, P Laganà… - European Review for …, 2019 - europeanreview.org
Vaccinations are the most effective preventive methods against infectious diseases and
represent one of the most relevant successes of medicine. Vaccine development is …