Emerging evidence strongly suggest that the human “microbiome” plays an important role in
both health and disease. Bile acids function both as detergents molecules promoting …

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 …

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 …

Enteric bacteria are resistant to the bactericidal effects of intestinal bile, but these resistance
mechanisms are not completely understood. It is becoming increasingly apparent that …

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common form of cancer. Diverse therapies such as
chemotherapy, immunotherapy and radiation have shown beneficial effects, but are limited …

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) have emerged as a public health problem worldwide
with a limited number of efficient therapeutic options despite advances in medical therapy …

Pigment gallstones, which are much less frequent than cholesterol stones, are classified
descriptively as “black” or “brown”. They are composed mostly of calcium hydrogen …

β-Glucuronidase activity (encoded by the gus gene) has been characterized for the first time
from Ruminococcus gnavus E1, an anaerobic bacterium belonging to the dominant human …

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 …

Commensal bacteria and their genes associated with host are known as microbiome. In
recent years, microbial influence on host endocrine system has been under detailed …