Intestinal microflora at 4 months of age and the development of allergy
Background: Because microflora has been reported to have an important effect on the development of allergic disorders, we measured intestinal microflora levels in 4-month-old infants and studied the development of allergic disorders.
Mitsuhiko Nambu +2 more
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Tertiary-Treated Municipal Wastewater is a Significant Point Source of Antibiotic Resistance Genes Into Duluth-Superior Harbor [PDF]
In this study, the impact of tertiary-treated municipal wastewater on the quantity of several antibiotic resistance determinants in Duluth-Superior Harbor was investigated by collecting surface water and sediment samples from 13 locations in Duluth ...
Allen H. K. +49 more
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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is efficient at inducing drastic albeit variable weight loss and type-2 diabetes (T2D) improvements in patients with severe obesity and T2D.
Jean Debédat +19 more
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Emerging trends in 'smart probiotics' : functional consideration for the development of novel health and industrial applications [PDF]
The link between gut microbiota and human health is well-recognized and described. This ultimate impact on the host has contributed to explain the mutual dependence between humans and their gut bacteria.
El Hage, Racha +2 more
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Gut Bacteroides species in health and disease
The functional diversity of the mammalian intestinal microbiome far exceeds that of the host organism, and microbial genes contribute substantially to the well-being of the host.
Hassan Zafar, Milton H. Saier
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Mobilization of Bacteroides plasmids by Bacteroides conjugal elements [PDF]
A 4.2-kilobase cryptic Bacteroides plasmid, pB8-51, is found in several colonic Bacteroides species. To determine whether pB8-51 is mobilized by any of the known Bacteroides conjugal elements, we constructed an Escherichia coli-Bacteroides shuttle vector, pVAL-1, which contains pB8-51.
P J, Valentine +2 more
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Individual-specific changes in the human gut microbiota after challenge with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and subsequent ciprofloxacin treatment [PDF]
Acknowledgements The authors wish to thank Mark Stares, Richard Rance, and other members of the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute’s 454 sequencing team for generating the 16S rRNA gene data. Lili Fox Vélez provided editorial support.
Astrovskaya, Irina +12 more
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Mixed Spices at Culinary Doses Have Prebiotic Effects in Healthy Adults: A Pilot Study. [PDF]
Spices were used as food preservatives prior to the advent of refrigeration, suggesting the possibility of effects on microbiota. Previous studies have shown prebiotic activities in animals and in vitro, but there has not been a demonstration of ...
Carpenter, Catherine L +11 more
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Increasing scientific evidence demonstrates that the gut microbiota influences normal physiological homeostasis and contributes to pathogenesis, ranging from obesity to neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Zhong Si-Ran +4 more
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Cytotoxic Activity of Bacteroides Gingivalis and Bacteroides Asaccharolyticus [PDF]
Culture filtrates of all eight strains of Bacteroides gingivalis and all five strains of B. asaccharolyticus were toxic for Vero cells. Cytotoxicity was in general greater with material from cultures of B. gingivalis than from B. asaccharolyticus but none of the culture filtrates from eight strains of B.
T J, van Steenbergen +3 more
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