Publications by authors named "I E O'Neill"

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are essentially unaffected by the digestive enzymes of the nursling and are known for their ability to enrich certain microbial species in the infant gut microbiota, in particular bifidobacteria. HMO metabolism has been studied in various bifidobacterial species such as , and subsp. .

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Rural populations rely on primary care services for depression care due to shortages and maldistributions of specialty mental health care favoring urban areas. Yet, it is unknown which primary care models are effective at reducing depressive symptoms and emergency department (ED) use for depression among rural populations. The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize the effectiveness of primary care models on depressive symptoms and ED utilization for depression in rural populations.

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Bacteriocins are broad or narrow-spectrum antimicrobial compounds that have received significant scientific attention due to their potential to treat infections caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogenic bacteria. The genome of MM0196, an antimicrobial-producing, fecal isolate from a healthy pregnant woman, was shown to contain a gene cluster predicted to encode Pseudocin 196, a novel lantibiotic, in addition to proteins involved in its processing, transport and immunity. Following antimicrobial assessment against various indicator strains, protease-sensitive Pseudocin 196 was purified to homogeneity from cell-free supernatant.

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Members of the genus are commonly found in the human gut and are known to utilize complex carbohydrates that are indigestible by the human host. Members of the subsp. taxon can metabolize various plant-derived carbohydrates common to the human diet.

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is a Gram-positive coccoid organism that is a member of the lactic acid bacteria. ML061-4 was originally isolated from the surface of an Assam tea leaf, and its genome is herein shown to contain gene clusters predicted to be involved in complex carbohydrate metabolism and biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.

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