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Dose-dependent and strain-dependent anti-obesity effects of Lactobacillus sakei in a diet induced obese murine model [PDF]
Background Overweight and abdominal obesity, in addition to medical conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar and triglyceride levels, are typical risk factors associated with metabolic syndrome.
Yosep Ji +5 more
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Editorial: Beneficial microbes for sustainable postharvest management of fresh produce [PDF]
Ajay Kumar +2 more
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Beneficial Microbes: The pharmacy in the gut [PDF]
The scientific evidence supporting the gut microbiome in relation to health maintenance and links with various disease states afflicting humans, from metabolic to mental health, has grown dramatically in the last few years. Strategies addressing the positive modulation of microbiome functionality associated with these disorders offer huge potential to ...
Linares, Daniel M. +2 more
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Rhizoremediation: A Beneficial Plant-Microbe Interaction [PDF]
Worldwide, contamination of soil and ground water is a severe problem. The negative effects of pollutants on the environment and on human health are diverse and depend on the nature of the pollution. The search for alternative methods for excavation and incineration to clean polluted sites resulted in the application of bioremediation techniques.
Kuiper, I. +3 more
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Helping plants dealing with insects: role of beneficial soil-borne microbes [PDF]
Several soil-borne microbes such as mycorrhizal fungi and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria can help plants to deal with biotic and abiotic stresses via plant growth promotion and induced resistance.
Pieterse, C.M.J. +6 more
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Recent Advances in the Biocontrol of Nosemosis in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.)
Nosemosis is a disease triggered by the single-celled spore-forming fungi Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae, which can cause extensive colony losses in honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Fumagillin is an effective antibiotic treatment to control nosemosis, but
Massimo Iorizzo +7 more
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The potential application of probiotics for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19
Background Given the severe infection, poor prognosis, and the low number of available effective drugs, potential prevention and treatment strategies for COVID-19 need to be urgently developed.
Engy Elekhnawy, Walaa A. Negm
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Functional Investigation of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacterial Communities in Sugarcane
Plant microbiota are of great importance for host nutrition and health. As a C4 plant species with a high carbon fixation capacity, sugarcane also associates with beneficial microbes, though mechanisms underlying sugarcane root-associated community ...
Mingjia Li +12 more
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis – a beneficial microbe
Abstract Bifidobacterium adolescentis is one of the most abundant bifidobacterial species in the human large intestine, and is prevalent in 60-80% of healthy human adults with cell densities ranging from 109-1010 cells/g of faeces. Lower abundance is found in children and in elderly individuals.
T. Leser, A. Baker
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Oral iron administration in African children can increase the risk for infections. However, it remains unclear to what extent supplementary iron affects the intestinal microbiome.
Guus A.M. Kortman +17 more
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