Bifidobacteria naturally inhabit diverse environments, including the gastrointestinal tracts of
humans and animals. Members of the genus are of considerable scientific interest due to …

Members of Bifidobacterium are among the first microbes to colonise the human gut, and
certain species are recognised as the natural resident of human gut microbiota. Their …

Abstract Background The 16S rRNA gene is used extensively in bacterial phylogenetics, in
species delineation, and now widely in microbiome studies. However, the gene suffers from …

Mucus production is initiated before birth and provides mucin glycans to the infant gut
microbiota. Bifidobacteria are the major bacterial group in the feces of vaginally delivered …

Probiotic microorganisms are incorporated into a wide variety of foods, supplements, and
pharmaceuticals to promote human health and wellness. However, maintaining bacterial …

Abstract Background Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are one of the major glycan
source of the infant gut microbiota. The two species that predominate the infant …

Lactic acid bacteria consortia are commonly present in food, and some of these bacteria
possess probiotic properties. However, discovery and experimental validation of probiotics …

By diversifying culture conditions, in a strategy named culturomics, we were able in a short
time to grow 124 new bacterial species from human stools, including 39 strict anaerobes. To …

Nowadays, honey bees are stressed by a number of biotic and abiotic factors which may
compromise to some extent the pollination service and the hive productivity. The EU ban of …

Background Bifidobacterial genome analysis has provided insights as to how these gut
commensals adapt to and persist in the human GIT, while also revealing genetic diversity …