Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

Diet-induced metabolic endotoxemia is an important factor in the development of many
chronic diseases in animals and man. The gut epithelium is an efficient barrier that prevents …

The gut microbiota has been linked to the development of obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The underlying mechanisms as to how intestinal microbiota may contribute to T2D are only …

The growing emergence of antimicrobial resistance represents a global problem that not
only influences healthcare systems but also has grave implications for political and …

Defensins are a family of cationic antimicrobial peptides active against a broad range of
infectious microbes including bacteria, viruses and fungi, playing important roles as innate …

Mucosal surfaces are lined by epithelial cells, which provide a complex and adaptive
module that ensures first-line defense against external toxics, irritants, antigens, and …

Acinetobacter baumannii, a prominent pathogen responsible for chronic infections in the
blood, urinary tract, and lungs, has a high mortality due to its virulence and limited …

With the alarming increase of infections caused by pathogenic multidrug-resistant bacteria
over the last decades, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) have been investigated as a potential …

Consumption of probiotics as a useful functional food improves the host's wellbeing, and,
when paired with prebiotics (indigestible dietary fibre/carbohydrate), often benefits the host …

Microcins are low-molecular-weight, ribosomally produced, highly stable, bacterial-inhibitory
molecules involved in competitive, and amensalistic interactions between …