Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive anaerobe that can cause a spectrum of disorders
that range in severity from mild diarrhoea to fulminant colitis and/or death. The bacterium …

The utilization of dietary cellulose by resident bacteria in the large intestine of mammals,
both herbivores and omnivores (including humans), has been a subject of interest since the …

Enteric pathogens are exposed to a dynamic polymicrobial environment in the
gastrointestinal tract. This microbial community has been shown to be important during …

Clostridium butyricum is a human commensal bacterium with beneficial effects including
butyrate production, spore formation, increasing levels of beneficial bacteria, and inhibition …

The gut is a tubular organ responsible for nutrient absorption and harbors our intestinal
microbiome. This organ is composed of a multitude of specialized cell types arranged in …

The severity of Clostridioides difficile infections (CDI) has increased over the last few
decades. Patient age, white blood cell count, and creatinine levels as well as C. difficile …

The microbiota inhabiting the intestinal tract provide several critical functions to its host.
Microorganisms found at the mucosal layer form organized three-dimensional structures …

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) consists of infusion of feces from a donor to a
recipient patient in order to restore the resident microbial population. FMT has shown to be a …

Recent studies revealed mechanisms by which the microbiome affects its host's brain,
behavior and wellbeing, and that dysbiosis–persistent microbiome-imbalance–is associated …

Clostridioides difficile infections are associated with gut microbiome dysbiosis and are the
leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhoea. The infectious process is strongly influenced …