are common members of the human gut microbiota. Multiple reports have emerged linking the abundance of to health benefits and disease risk in humans and animals. This review highlights findings linking species in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract to health outcomes across a spectrum of disorders, encompassing those that affect the digestive, respiratory, urinary, and central nervous systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAmong the first microorganisms to colonize the human gut of breastfed infants are bacteria capable of fermenting human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). One of the most abundant HMOs, 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), may specifically drive bacterial colonization of the intestine. Recently, differential growth has been observed across multiple species of on various HMOs including 2'-FL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Among the first microorganisms to colonize the human gut of breastfed infants are bacteria capable of fermenting human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). One of the most abundant HMOs, 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), may specifically drive bacterial colonization of the intestine. Recently, differential growth has been observed across multiple species of on various HMOs including 2'FL.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFis the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen in humans and a frequent cause of asymptomatic, persistent infections leading to serious complications, particularly in young women. displays a unique obligate intracellular lifestyle involving the infectious elementary body and the replicative reticulate body. In the presence of stressors such as gamma-interferon (IFNγ) or beta-lactam antibiotics, undergoes an interruption in its replication cycle and enters a viable but non-cultivable state.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe comprise a group of highly adapted bacterial pathogens sharing a unique intracellular lifestyle. Three species are pathogenic to humans: , and . is the leading bacterial cause of sexually-transmitted infections and infectious blindness worldwide.
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