COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), to …

The human upper respiratory tract (URT) offers a variety of niches for microbial colonization.
Local microbial communities are shaped by the different characteristics of the specific …

Once thought to be a waste product of anaerobic metabolism, lactate is now known to form
continuously under aerobic conditions. Shuttling between producer and consumer cells …

The gut microbiome lies at the intersection between the environment and the host, with the
ability to modify host responses to disease-relevant exposures and stimuli. This is evident in …

Nowadays, the oral use of probiotics is widespread. However, the safety profile with the use
of live probiotics is still a matter of debate. Main risks include: Cases of systemic infections …

The discovery of antibiotics has created a turning point in medical interventions to
pathogenic infections, but unfortunately, each discovery was consistently followed by the …

During the past decade, research has revealed that the vast community of micro-organisms
that inhabit the gut—known as the gut microbiota—is intricately linked to human health and …

During the last years probiotics gained the attention of clinicians for their use in the
prevention and treatment of multiple diseases. Probiotics main mechanisms of action …

Probiotics are microbial strains that are beneficial to health, and their potential has recently
led to a significant increase in research interest in their use to modulate the gut microbiota …

Along with the intensive development of methods of livestock breeding, breeders'
expectations are growing concerning feed additives that would guarantee such results as …