The effect of a multispecies probiotic on the composition of the faecal microbiota and bowel habits in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients treated with antibiotics [PDF]
, 2009 Short-term antibiotic treatment profoundly affects the intestinal microbiota, which may lead to sustained changes in microbiota composition. Probiotics may restore such a disturbance.
Jonkers, D. +17 more
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Multi-site microbiota alteration is a hallmark of kidney stone formation
Microbiome, 2023 Background Inquiry of microbiota involvement in kidney stone disease (KSD) has largely focussed on potential oxalate handling abilities by gut bacteria and the increased association with antibiotic exposure.
Kait F. Al +9 more
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Probiotic modulation of symbiotic gut microbial-host metabolic interactions in a humanized microbiome mouse model [PDF]
, 2008 The transgenomic metabolic effects of exposure to either Lactobacillus paracasei or Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotics have been measured and mapped in humanized extended genome mice (germ-free mice colonized with human baby flora).
Martin, F. P. J. +50 more
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Development of a flow cytometric method to analyze subpopulations of bacteria in probiotic products and dairy starters [PDF]
, 2002 Flow cytometry (FCM) is a rapid and sensitive technique that can determine cell numbers and measure various physiological characteristics of individual cells by using appropriate fluorescent probes.
Abee, T., Bunthof, C.J.
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Functional Cheeses: Updates on Probiotic Preservation Methods
, 2023 The consumption of natural products, especially those that promote some health benefit, has become a choice for consumers. Foods that improve health when ingested are called functional foods.
Maria Terezinha Santos Leite Neta +4 more
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Probiotics and pregnancy [PDF]
Orvosi Hetilap, 2011 Prenatal care is one of the great challenges in the medicine. Aims of therapies and protocols may influence the life of mothers and babies. Diseases occurring during pregnancy are dubious, because of their potential danger and difficulties in their treatment strategy. Prevention must be emphasized using safe and natural drugs.
Judit, Wacha, Attila, Szijártó
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A note on the effects of a combination of an enzyme complex and probiotic in the diet on performance of broiler chickens [PDF]
, 2011 peer-reviewedThe object of this experiment was to investigate the effect of an enzyme complex and a probiotic mixture, offered either singly or in combination, in the diet of broiler chickens (from 1 to 47 days of age) on growth and digestive tract ...
Taheri, H.R. +3 more
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Jornal de Pediatria, 2015 Triggered by the growing knowledge on the link between the intestinal microbiome and human health, the interest in probiotics is ever increasing. The authors aimed to review the recent literature on probiotics, from definitions to clinical benefits, with emphasis on children.Relevant literature from searches of PubMed, CINAHL, and recent consensus ...
Vandenplas, Yvan +2 more
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Microbial Cell Factories, 2020 Background We evaluated the functional capacity of plantaricin-producing Lactobacillus plantarum SF9C and S-layer-carrying Lactobacillus brevis SF9B to withstand gastrointestinal transit and to compete among the gut microbiota in vivo.
Katarina Butorac +13 more
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Adherence patterns of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from children with gastrointestinal diarrhea and matched controls in a Hep-2 cell adhesion assay [PDF]
Journal of Advances in Environmental Health Research, 2016 In the present study, carbon species including organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) concentration in PM2.5 were assessed at an urban site of Tehran, Iran during March to June 2014.
Zohreh Khodaei +4 more
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