The human gut microbiome is a key contributor to health, and its perturbations are linked to
many diseases. Small-molecule xenobiotics such as drugs, chemical pollutants and food …

The human gut microbiota is increasingly being recognised to play an important role in
maintaining health. The families Lachnospiraceae and Oscillospiraceae in particular, are …

The global population is increasingly reliant on vaccines to maintain population health with
billions of doses used annually in immunisation programmes. Substandard and falsified …

Non-antibiotic drugs can alter the composition of the gut microbiome, with largely undefined
implications for human health. Here we compared the susceptibility of commensal and …

In modern medical diagnostics, where analytical chemistry plays a key role, fast and
accurate identification of pathogens is becoming increasingly important. Infectious diseases …

Aim Clostridium species, such as Clostridium perfringens, C. baratii, C. colicanis,
Paraclostridium bifermentans, and Paeniclostridium sordellii, are Gram-positive, anaerobic …

Tracement of the origin of seafoods and aquatic products is an important issue for avoiding
the falsification of production regions of aquatic products. Herein, by analyzing black tiger …

Clostridioides difficile infections often occur after antibiotic use, but they have also been
linked to proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) therapy. The underlying mechanism—whether infection …

Due to their broad-spectrum activities, ivermectin and moxidectin are widely used
anthelminthics in veterinary and human medicine. However, ivermectin has recently been …

In the early 2000s, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization–time of flight mass
spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) emerged as a performant and relevant tool for identifying …