Oral administration of live probiotics along with prebiotics has been suggested with
numerous beneficial effects for several conditions including certain infectious disorders …

Based on factual scientific health claims, prebiotics have gained significant importance in
ever-growing food and pharmaceutical industries. The diverse nature of distinct prebiotics …

Background Although transplantation of the fecal microbiota from normotensive donors has
been shown to have an antihypertensive effect in hypertensive animal models, its effect on …

Background New developments in next-generation sequencing technologies and massive
data received from this approach open wide prospects for personalised medicine and …

To understand how a bacterium ultimately succeeds or fails in adapting to a new host, it is
essential to assess the temporal dynamics of its fitness over the course of colonization. Here …

This study's objective was to investigate how legume type and processing method affected
digestibility, and subsequent gut microbiota and short chain fatty acid (SCFA) formation …

As pectin is widely used as a food and feed additive due to its tremendous prebiotic
potentials for gut health. Yet, the underlying mechanisms associated with its protective effect …

Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition that affects the lifestyle of
patients. It is associated with significant changes in the composition of the gut microbiome …

Levan, a bacterial exopolysaccharide (EPS), has been suggested to have several biological
activities, such as anti-tumour activity and lowering blood pressure. There has also been …

Increasing evidence suggests a correlation between changes in the composition of gut
microbiota and sleep-related phenotypes. However, it remains uncertain whether these …