The Gut Microbiota for Health (GMFH) digital community was more active in 2017 than in any previous year—with over 50,000 scientists, healthcare professionals, and members of the public now taking part in the online conversation about gut microbiota! The website
Strains of Klebsiella spp. from the salivary microbiota may colonize the gut and induce chronic intestinal inflammation
14 Dec 2017by Andreu Prados
A recent study has found that gut colonization of certain saliva bacteria isolated from patients with Crohn’s disease can exacerbate intestinal inflammation in mice.
Study shows “just in case” antibiotics in late pregnancy may have health consequences for offspring
13 Sep 2017by Kristina Campbell
Researchers at the UChicago Medicine have found that antibiotics given to mothers just before and after giving birth resulted in gut microbiota dysbiosis and immune system changes.
Three probiotic strains may downregulate gut inflammation in obese rats
11 Sep 2017by GMFH Editing Team
A recent study has found that administration of Lactobacillus paracasei CNCM I-4034, Bifidobacterium breve CNCM I-4035 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus CNCM I-4036 may downregulate gut inflammatory genes in obese rats.
A recent randomised placebo-controlled trial, led by Prof. Thomas Borody from the Centre for Digestive Diseases in Sydney (Australia), has found that faecal microbiota transplantation induces clinical remission and endoscopic improvement in patients with active ulcerative colitis.
Gut bacterial and fungal community interactions identified for first time as a factor in Crohn’s disease
25 Nov 2016by Andreu Prados
A recent study, led by Prof. Mahmoud A. Ghannoum from the Centre for Medical Mycology at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, has identified new specific interkingdom bacteria and fungi interactions that may be key players in Crohn’s disease.
Diarrhoea-causing bacteria may promote growth of a bacterial pathobiont linked to Crohn’s disease in mice
18 Nov 2016by Paul Enck
A recent study, led by Prof. Brian K. Coombes from the Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences at the McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario (Canada), has found that AIEC colonization along with acute infectious gastroenteritis worsened clinical outcome and increased mortality in mice, and also that the infectious diarrhoea caused by microbes promoted growth of AIEC and heightened the inflammatory state in the gut.
