The first microbial colonizers of the human gut: composition, activities, and health implications of the infant gut microbiota

C Milani, S Duranti, F Bottacini, E Casey… - Microbiology and …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
The human gut microbiota is engaged in multiple interactions affecting host health during
the host's entire life span. Microbes colonize the neonatal gut immediately following birth …

Varied Pathways of Infant Gut-Associated Bifidobacterium to Assimilate Human Milk Oligosaccharides: Prevalence of the Gene Set and Its Correlation with …

M Sakanaka, A Gotoh, K Yoshida, T Odamaki… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The infant's gut microbiome is generally rich in the Bifidobacterium genus. The mother's milk
contains natural prebiotics, called human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), as the third most …

Lactic acid bacteria isolated from dairy products as potential producers of lipolytic, proteolytic and antibacterial proteins

I García-Cano, D Rocha-Mendoza… - Applied microbiology …, 2019 - Springer
Regular consumption of fermented dairy products helps maintain a healthy microbiota and
prevent gut dysbiosis-linked diseases. The lactic acid bacteria (LAB) present in food …

[HTML][HTML] Human milk oligosaccharide consumption by probiotic and human-associated bifidobacteria and lactobacilli

T Thongaram, JL Hoeflinger, JM Chow, MJ Miller - Journal of dairy science, 2017 - Elsevier
Human milk contains high concentrations of nondigestible complex oligosaccharides
(human milk oligosaccharides; HMO) that reach the colon and are subsequently fermented …

Molecular strategies for the utilisation of human milk oligosaccharides by infant gut-associated bacteria

LJ Kiely, K Busca, JA Lane… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A number of bacterial species are found in high abundance in the faeces of healthy breast-
fed infants, an occurrence that is understood to be, at least in part, due to the ability of these …

Genetic mechanisms of prebiotic carbohydrate metabolism in lactic acid bacteria: Emphasis on Lacticaseibacillus casei and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei as flexible …

Y Cui, X Qu - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Lacticaseibacillus casei and Lacticaseibacillus paracasei are widely
distributed in various environments, and are common residents of the gastrointestinal tracts …

Utilization of Host-Derived Glycans by Intestinal Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Species

M Zúñiga, V Monedero, MJ Yebra - Frontiers in microbiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Members of the genus Lactobacillus are commonly found at the gastrointestinal tract and
other mucosal surfaces of humans. This genus includes various species with a great number …

Does Lactobacillus Exert a Protective Effect on the Development of Cervical and Endometrial Cancer in Women?

K Frąszczak, B Barczyński, A Kondracka - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide.
Tumour-related deaths are most frequent in low-and middle-income countries. Currently …

Human milk oligosaccharides differently modulate goblet cells under homeostatic, proinflammatory conditions and ER stress

L Cheng, C Kong, MTC Walvoort… - Molecular nutrition & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Scope Human milk oligosaccharides (hMOs) have beneficial effects on intestinal barrier
function, but the mechanisms of action are not well understood. Here, the effects of hMOs on …

Evolution of milk oligosaccharides: Origin and selectivity of the ratio of milk oligosaccharides to lactose among mammals

T Urashima, T Katayama, M Sakanaka… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The carbohydrate fraction of mammalian milk is constituted of lactose and
oligosaccharides, most of which contain a lactose unit at their reducing ends. Although …