by Andreu Prados
Diet can impact the efficacy of prebiotics and probiotics. A new perspective article in Nature Microbiology makes 10 recommendations for designing, conducting, and reporting clinical trials of prebiotics and probiotics that support best practices in microbiome research.
by Andreu Prados
Studying host-microbe interactions in controlled environments is a major challenge in the field of microbiome research. This article outlines the relevance, pros and cons of intestinal fermentation in in vitro models and provides an overview of their applications in microbiome research.
Are you aware that the unculturable fraction of the microbiome may account for 80% of the observable bacteria? Here, Andrew Maltez Thomas and Nicola Segata from the University of Trento scope out the “unknowns” in contemporary human microbiome research.
