Vaginal microbiota and the potential of Lactobacillus derivatives in maintaining vaginal health

WJY Chee, SY Chew, LTL Than - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Human vagina is colonised by a diverse array of microorganisms that make up the normal
microbiota and mycobiota. Lactobacillus is the most frequently isolated microorganism from …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiome: profound implications for diet and disease

RD Hills, BA Pontefract, HR Mishcon, CA Black… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
The gut microbiome plays an important role in human health and influences the
development of chronic diseases ranging from metabolic disease to gastrointestinal …

Exopolysaccharides as antimicrobial agents: Mechanism and spectrum of activity

AK Abdalla, MM Ayyash, AN Olaimat… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Exopolysaccharides (EPSs) are metabolites synthesized and excreted by a variety of
microorganisms, including lactic acid bacteria (LAB). EPS serve several biological functions …

The gut mycobiota: insights into analysis, environmental interactions and role in gastrointestinal diseases

ML Richard, H Sokol - Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 2019 - nature.com
The gut microbiota is a dense and diverse ecosystem that is involved in many physiological
functions as well as in disease pathogenesis. It is dominated by bacteria, which have been …

Exopolysaccharides of lactic acid bacteria: production, purification and health benefits towards functional food

HM Sørensen, KD Rochfort, S Maye, G MacLeod… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are capable of synthesising metabolites known as
exopolysaccharides (EPS) during fermentation. Traditionally, EPS plays an important role in …

Lactobacillus rhamnosus colonisation antagonizes Candida albicans by forcing metabolic adaptations that compromise pathogenicity

R Alonso-Roman, A Last, MH Mirhakkak… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Intestinal microbiota dysbiosis can initiate overgrowth of commensal Candida species–a
major predisposing factor for disseminated candidiasis. Commensal bacteria such as …

Interactions of Surface Exopolysaccharides From Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Within the Intestinal Environment

N Castro-Bravo, JM Wells, A Margolles… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) are surface carbohydrate polymers present in most bacteria
acting as a protective surface layer but also interacting with the surrounding environment …

Crossing kingdoms: how the mycobiota and fungal-bacterial interactions impact host health and disease

W Santus, JR Devlin, J Behnsen - Infection and Immunity, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The term “microbiota” invokes images of mucosal surfaces densely populated with bacteria.
These surfaces and the luminal compartments they form indeed predominantly harbor …

Biological functions of exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria and their potential benefits for humans and farmed animals

ML Werning, AM Hernández-Alcántara, MJ Ruiz… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) synthesize exopolysaccharides (EPS), which are structurally
diverse biopolymers with a broad range of technological properties and bioactivities. There …

The potential role of adherence factors in probiotic function in the gastrointestinal tract of adults and pediatrics: a narrative review of experimental and human studies

F Gorreja, WA Walker - Gut Microbes, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Numerous studies point to the important role of probiotic bacteria in gastrointestinal health.
Probiotics act through mechanisms affecting enteric pathogens, epithelial barrier function …