Bile salts and bacteria have intricate relationships. The composition of the intestinal pool of
bile salts is shaped by bacterial metabolism. In turn, bile salts play a role in intestinal …

Primary bile acids serve important roles in cholesterol metabolism, lipid digestion, host-
microbe interactions, and regulatory pathways in the human host. While most bile acids are …

Commensal and pathogenic microorganisms must resist the deleterious actions of bile in
order to survive in the human gastrointestinal tract. Herein we review the current knowledge …

Bile acids (BA), the major components of bile, are biological detergents that facilitate the
emulsification and solubilization of dietary lipids and also display potent antimicrobial …

An important criterion to consider in the selection of strains for dietary adjuncts is the ability
of the microorganisms to survive the severe conditions of acidity and bile concentrations …

Six derivatives with increased resistance to ox gall (MIC:≥ 1% w/v) and one derivative
resistant to sodium cholate (MIC: 0.8% w/v) were obtained from more sensitive original …

Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive bacterium widely distributed in soil and vegetation. This
bacterial species can also contaminate raw or processed foods. Pathogenic B. cereus …

Probiotics are live microorganisms that confer health benefits to the host when administered
in adequate amounts. In the last decades there has been a great interest from food and …

Abstract Dairy propionibacteria are Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status
microorganisms which have been traditionally used for the manufacture of Swiss type …

The biological effects of polyphenols depend on their mechanism of action in the body. This
is affected by bioconversion by colon microbiota and absorption of colonic metabolites. We …