A compendium of viruses from methanogenic archaea reveals their diversity and adaptations to the gut environment

S Medvedeva, G Borrel, M Krupovic, S Gribaldo - Nature Microbiology, 2023 - nature.com
Methanogenic archaea are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas and
biofuel, and are widespread in diverse environments, including the animal gut. The …

[HTML][HTML] Functional Yogurt: Types and Health Benefits

S Sarıtaş, AC Mondragon Portocarrero, JM Miranda… - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
In the past decade, the increasing interest in healthy consumption has encouraged the
development of functional products in the yogurt sector. Dairy products are extensively used …

Antimicrobial resistance: use of phage therapy in the management of resistant infections

F Ikpe, T Williams, E Orok, A Ikpe - Molecular Biology Reports, 2024 - Springer
The emergence and increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is now widely recognized as
a major public health challenge. Traditional antimicrobial drugs are becoming increasingly …

An extended catalog of integrated prophages in the infant and adult fecal microbiome shows high prevalence of lysogeny

E Dikareva, D Matharu, E Lahtinen, KL Kolho… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background and aims The acquisition and gradual maturation of gut microbial communities
during early childhood is central to an individual's healthy development. Bacteriophages …

Decolonization of asymptomatic carriage of multi-drug resistant bacteria by bacteriophages?

M Bonnet, C Eckert, R Tournebize - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Antimicrobial resistance is a major threat to human and animal health and accounted for up
to 4.5 million deaths worldwide in 2019. Asymptomatic colonization of the digestive tract by …

Gut microbiome and NAFLD: impact and therapeutic potential

L Li, F Cai, C Guo, Z Liu, J Qin, J Huang - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) affects approximately 32.4% of the global
population and poses a significant health concern. Emerging evidence underscores the …

Mucin and Agitation Shape Predation of Escherichia coli by Lytic Coliphage

A Carroll-Portillo, KN Rumsey, CA Braun, DM Lin… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The ability of bacteriophage (phage), abundant within the gastrointestinal microbiome, to
regulate bacterial populations within the same micro-environment offers prophylactic and …

A global virome of methanogenic archaea highlights novel diversity and adaptations to the gut environment

S Medvedeva, G Borrel, M Krupovic, S Gribaldo - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Mobile genetic elements (MGEs), especially viruses, have a major impact on microbial
communities. Methanogenic archaea play key environmental and economical roles, being …

Evolutionary trajectories of conjugative resistance plasmids and their interplay in the ecology of clinically relevant bacteria

I Jonsdottir - JYU Dissertations, 2024 - jyx.jyu.fi
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has emerged as a pressing global crisis that threatens to
undermine a century of medical advancements and poses significant implications to …

Evolution and Diversity of Glycomolecules from Unicellular Organisms to Humans

RD Cummings - BioCosmos: New perspectives on the origin and …, 2024 - sciendo.com
The emergence of glycomolecules in nature coincided with the dawning of the ribonucleic
acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) world, along with the development of a …