A variety of bacteria, viruses, fungi, protists, archaea and protozoa coexists within the
mammalian gastrointestinal (GI) tract such as that fungi are detectable in all intestinal and …

Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA) are human antibodies that can be
detected using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay involving a mannose polymer …

BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) represents a significant public health challenge. We
identified a combination of beneficial probiotic strains (Saccharomyces boulardii …

Although the human bacteriome and virome have gained a great deal of attention over the
years, the human mycobiome has been far more neglected despite having significant value …

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an immune mediated chronic inflammatory disorder of
gastrointestinal tract, which has underlying multifactorial pathogenic determinants such as …

Lay Summary This article describes the concept of microbiome-modulating therapy for
inflammatory bowel diseases using targeted probiotics. A designed probiotic composition is …

Candida (C.) infections represent a serious health risk for people affected by inflammatory
bowel disease. An important fungal virulence factor is the capacity of the fungus to form …

Impaired integrity of the intestinal epithelium is a cause of intestinal and extraintestinal
diseases. Heat shock protein 70 (HSP70), a cytoprotective protein, plays an important role in …

The gut microbiome causally contributes to obesity; however, the role of fungi remains
understudied. We previously identified three core species of the infant gut mycobiome …

Candida (C.) infections represent a serious health risk for people affected by inflammatory
bowel disease. An important fungal virulence factor is the capacity to form biofilms on the …