Beneficial Microbes

* New Issue *   Beneficial Microbes has published the last issue of its 2024 Volume, with four review articles and four research articles, two of which are in #OpenAccess. brill.ws/BM15_6   Table of Contents Review article A systematic review of the gut microbiome, metabolites, and multi-omics biomarkers across the colorectal cancer care continuum Y. Wu, N. Shen, C. Hope, H.I. Noh, B.N. Richardson, M.C. Swartz, and J. Bai   Effects of physical exercise on Akkermansia muciniphila: a systematic review of human and animal studies S.S. Aguiar, F.M. Ribeiro, I.V. Sousa Neto, O.L. Franco, and B. Petriz   Probiotics/prebiotics/synbiotics and human neuropsychiatric outcomes: an umbrella review Q. Du, Q. Li, C. Liu, G. Liao, J. Li, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, X. Gong, and K. Li   Effect of biotic supplementation on infant sleep and settling behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis M. Matin, M. Brockway, A. Badejo, A. Kouroupis, R. Janke, and E. Keys   Research articles (#OpenAccess) Association of gut microbiota with acute kidney injury: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation and case-control study Y. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Zhou, Y. Xin, H. Li, P. Huang, N. Li, Y. Zhou, F. Luan, Y. Li, Q. Zhang, M. Yuan, Y. Liu, L. Liu, Y. Song, L. Shen, Y. Xiao, Y. Liu, Y. Peng, X. Wang, K. Yu, M. Zhao, and C. Wang   (#OpenAccess) The probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis CU1 primes antimicrobial innate immune response and reduces low-grade inflammation: a clinical study F. Mourey, P. Scholtens, J.-F. Jeanne, B. Rodriguez, A. Decherf, F. Machuron, A. Kardinaal, T. Scheithauer, M. Porbahaie, E. Narni-Mancinelli, and A. Crinier   Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 regulates the intestinal habit in adults with chronic constipation: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study E. Salo, D. Roche, V.B. Gomez-Martinez, J.M. Cruz-Domenech, L.G. Garcia-Mora, C. Gabernet-Castello, and N. Freixenet   Kefir recovered depressive-like behaviour in CantonS lineage of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress protocol T.G.C. Oliveira, S.M. Malta, E.O. Marson, A.G. Trovó, A.B. Justino, V.P. Bittar, F.S. Espindola, T.C. Tomiosso, C. Ueira-Vieira, and R.G. Zanon

* New Issue *   Beneficial Microbes has published the last issue of its 2024 Volume, with four review articles and four research articles, two of which are in #OpenAccess. brill.ws/BM15_6   Table of Contents Review article A systematic review of the gut microbiome, metabolites, and multi-omics biomarkers across the colorectal cancer care continuum Y. Wu, N. Shen, C. Hope, H.I. Noh, B.N. Richardson, M.C. Swartz, and J. Bai   Effects of physical exercise on Akkermansia muciniphila: a systematic review of human and animal studies S.S. Aguiar, F.M. Ribeiro, I.V. Sousa Neto, O.L. Franco, and B. Petriz   Probiotics/prebiotics/synbiotics and human neuropsychiatric outcomes: an umbrella review Q. Du, Q. Li, C. Liu, G. Liao, J. Li, J. Yang, Q. Zhang, X. Gong, and K. Li   Effect of biotic supplementation on infant sleep and settling behaviours: A systematic review and meta-analysis M. Matin, M. Brockway, A. Badejo, A. Kouroupis, R. Janke, and E. Keys   Research articles (#OpenAccess) Association of gut microbiota with acute kidney injury: a two-sample Mendelian randomisation and case-control study Y. Liu, J. Zhang, Y. Zhou, Y. Xin, H. Li, P. Huang, N. Li, Y. Zhou, F. Luan, Y. Li, Q. Zhang, M. Yuan, Y. Liu, L. Liu, Y. Song, L. Shen, Y. Xiao, Y. Liu, Y. Peng, X. Wang, K. Yu, M. Zhao, and C. Wang   (#OpenAccess) The probiotic strain Bacillus subtilis CU1 primes antimicrobial innate immune response and reduces low-grade inflammation: a clinical study F. Mourey, P. Scholtens, J.-F. Jeanne, B. Rodriguez, A. Decherf, F. Machuron, A. Kardinaal, T. Scheithauer, M. Porbahaie, E. Narni-Mancinelli, and A. Crinier   Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 regulates the intestinal habit in adults with chronic constipation: a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study E. Salo, D. Roche, V.B. Gomez-Martinez, J.M. Cruz-Domenech, L.G. Garcia-Mora, C. Gabernet-Castello, and N. Freixenet   Kefir recovered depressive-like behaviour in CantonS lineage of Drosophila melanogaster exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress protocol T.G.C. Oliveira, S.M. Malta, E.O. Marson, A.G. Trovó, A.B. Justino, V.P. Bittar, F.S. Espindola, T.C. Tomiosso, C. Ueira-Vieira, and R.G. Zanon

Have you seen the latest issue of Beneficial Microbes (Vol. 15, No. 5) yet?Three of the six research articles are in #OpenAccess, one of which is “Effects of fermented milk intake and physical activity on the suppression of age-related decline in physical fitness among the elderly” by K. Shimamoto et al. brill.ws/BM15_5   Table of Contents Review article Systematic review: effect of probiotics on antibiotic-induced microbiome disruption J. Łukasik, T. Dierikx, B.C. Johnston, T. de Meij, and H. Szajewska   Research article (#OpenAccess) Effects of fermented milk intake and physical activity on the suppression of age-related decline in physical fitness among the elderly K. Shimamoto, R. Amamoto, S. Park, T. Suwa, H. Makino, S. Matsubara, and Y. Aoyagi   Beneficial effect of GABA-producing Lactiplantibacillus strain LPB145 isolated from cheese starters evaluated in anxiety- and depression-like behaviours in rats J. Lozano, S. Fabius, S. Fernández-Ciganda, J. Urbanavicius, C. Piccini, C. Scorza, and P. Zunino   (#OpenAccess) Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus LRa05 alleviated liver injury in mice with alcoholic fatty liver disease by improving intestinal permeability and balancing gut microbiota J. Gu, Y. Chen, J. Wang, Y. Gao, Z. Gai, Y. Zhao, and F. Xu   (#OpenAccess) Improved diet-based nutritional interventions can improve childhood obesity with the synergistic regulation of gut microbiota M. Zhou, C. Peng, Z. Miao, K. Wang, H. Zhou, Y. Li, G. Xiao, and X. Wu   Physiological responses and microbiota shifts after spermidine administration as a postbiotic on rodents fed a high-fat high-fructose diet N.C.O. Melo, A. Cuevas-Sierra, A. Casillas-Fikentscher, L. Arellano-Garcia, M.P. Portillo, I. Milton-Laskibar, and J.A. Martinez   Effects of dental implant surface biomodification with Limosilactobacillus reuteri on early bone healing: an experimental animal study M. Ozcan, W. Teughels, B. Alkaya, O.U. Turer, F. Selimli, H.G. Kayhan, H.S. Yıldız, and M.C. Haytac   Letter to the editor Comment on ‘Effects of Bacillus pumilus on growth performance, serum indexes and muscle development-related gene expression of weanling Jintang black goat’ D. Mangindaan, A. Adib, D.J.C. Hutabarat, H. Febrianta, and B. Meindrawan

* New Issue *   Beneficial Microbes has published a new issue (Vol. 15, No. 4), which opens with #OpenAccess Opinion article “Why do clinical guidelines for probiotics differ?” by Z. Weizman and Y. Vandenplas. The issue also contains five research articles, two of which are in #OpenAccess. brill.ws/BM15_4   Table of Contents (#OpenAccess) Opinion article: Why do clinical guidelines for probiotics differ? Z. Weizman and Y. Vandenplas   Research articles Bacillus subtilis SF106 and Bacillus clausii SF174 spores reduce the inflammation and modulate the gut microbiota in a colitis model M. Vittoria, E. Horwell, D. Bastoni, A. Saggese, L. Baccigalupi, S.M. Cutting, and E. Ricca   Probiotics combination effectively improves constipation in pregnancy by modifying the gut microbiota composition X. He, W. Chen, Y. Wang, H. Chen, X. Xu, X. Zhao, D. Zhou, M. Yue, J. Wei, and T. Chen   (#OpenAccess) Gut microbiome composition and functionality impact the responsiveness to a dairy-based product containing galacto-oligosaccharides for improving sleep quality in adults G.A.M. Kortman, E.R. Hester, A. Schaafsma, J. Mulder, L. Mallee, and A. Nauta   Ligilactobacillus salivarius V4II-90 eradicates Group B Streptococcus colonisation during pregnancy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial A. Gálvez, E. Dı́az de Terán, J.Á. Espinosa, J. Pérez-Pedregosa, J.L. Bartha-Rasero, J.G. del Valle, M.J. Cuerva, E. Jiménez, and C. Badiola   The associations of pre-pregnancy BMI and gestational weight gain with maternal gut microbiota Y. He, L. Zhang, Z. Chen, P.K.S. Chan, T.F. Leung, and W.H. Tam   (#OpenAccess) White blood cells, TNF-α, and interleukin-6 in subjects with infantile colic treated with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus GG (ATCC 53103): a randomised prospective study F. Savino, M. Passerini, S. Gambarino, A. Clemente, M. Dini, P. Montanari, I. Galliano, and M. Bergallo

* New Issue *   Beneficial Microbes has published a new issue (Volume 15, No. 3), which contains no less than three #OpenAccess articles, one of which is “Longitudinal changes in bifidobacterial population during the first two years of life”. brill.ws/BM15_3   Table of Contents Research article (#OpenAccess) Longitudinal changes in bifidobacterial population during the first two years of life R. An, F. Fontana, E. Van Daele, M. Ventura, A. Vlieger, R.M. van Elburg, J. Knol, C. Milani, and C. Belzer   Highly conserved bifidobacteria in the human gut: Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum as a potential modulator of elderly innate immunity G. Longhi, G.A. Lugli, M.G. Bianchi, S.M. Rizzo, C. Tarracchini, L. Mancabelli, L.M. Vergna, G. Alessandri, F. Fontana, G. Taurino, M. Chiu, C. Milani, D. van Sinderen, O. Bussolati, M. Ventura, and F. Turroni   Gut microbiome and symptoms in females with irritable bowel syndrome: a cross-sectional analysis K.J. Kamp, A.M. Plantinga, K.C. Cain, R.L. Burr, C.-S. Tsai, Q. Wu, S.Y. So, S. Badu, T. Savidge, R.J. Shulman, and M.M. Heitkemper   (#OpenAccess) Post-milking application of a Lacticaseibacillus paracasei strain impacts bovine teat microbiota while preserving the mammary gland physiology and immunity C. Goetz, L. Rault, J. Cuffel, P. Poton, L. Finot, G. Boullet, M. Boutinaud, and S. Even   (#OpenAccess) Screening of probiotic strains to improve visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome by using in vitro and in vivo approaches E. Torres-Maravilla, F.A. Carvalho, S. Holowacz, J. Delannoy, L. Lenoir, E. Jacouton, F. Barbut, P. Langella, L.G. Bermúdez-Humarán, and A.-J. Waligora-Dupriet   Different microbial ecological agents change the composition of intestinal microbiota and the levels of SCFAs in mice to alleviate loperamide-induced constipation C. Zhang, L. Wang, X. Liu, G. Wang, X. Guo, X. Liu, J. Zhao, and W. Chen   Cell-free supernatant of Lactococcus lactis IDCC 2301 exerts anti-inflammatory effects in LPS-induced macrophages via NF-κB and MAPK signaling pathways M. Lee, S.A. Chae, Y.J. Lee, H.J. Jeon, S.-C. Hong, M. Shin, Y.H. Jung, and J. Yang

* New Issue *   No less than five #OpenAccess research articles can be found in Beneficial Microbes’ latest issue (Volume 15, No. 2). Out now! brill.ws/BM15_2   Table of Contents Review article The athlete gut microbiota: state of the art and practical guidance Í.M. Pérez-Castillo, A. Sabag-Daigle, J. López-Chicharro, N. Mihic, R. Rueda, and H. Bouzamondo   Research articles (#OpenAccess) Effects of fermented soymilk with Lacticaseibacillus paracasei YIT 9029 on gut microbiota and defecation habits: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study C. Kaga, T. Nagino, A. Gomi, A. Takagi, K. Miyazaki, Y. Yoshida, and K. Shida   (#OpenAccess) General dynamics of the URT microbiome and microbial signs of recovery in COVID-19 patients O. Ignatyeva, V. Gostev, A. Taraskina, I. Tsvetkova, P. Pavlova, O. Sulian, V. Ageevets, D. Likholetova, P. Chulkova, E. Nikitina, L. Matkava, M. Terekhov, D. Lisovaya, D. Kashtanova, M. Ivanov, O. Kalinogorskaya, A. Avdeeva, A. Zhirkov, O. Goleva, S. Zakharenko, K. Zhdanov, V. Strizheletsky, Y. Gomon, A. Kruglov, O. Ni, T. Noskova, I. Gorbova, G. Cherenkova, I. Shlyk, A. Afanasyev, V. Yudin, V. Makarov, S. Sidorenko, and S. Yudin   (#OpenAccess) Are there new biomarkers of the gastroduodenal microbiota useful in the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children? A pilot study D. Salamon, K. Kowalska-Duplaga, A. Krawczyk, M. Duplaga, A. Gurgul, and T. Gosiewski   (#OpenAccess) Multi-strain probiotic improves subjective sleep quality with no impact on body composition, hemodynamics, and physical activity C.M. Kerksick, J.M. Moon, K.E. Walden, A.M. Hagele, L.E. Allen, C.J. Gaige, J.M. Krieger, R. Jäger, M. Pane, and P. Mumford   Feed supplementation with Ligilactobacillus salivarius PS21603 optimises intestinal morphology and gut microbiota composition in weaned piglets I. Cuevas-Gómez, J. de Andrés, N. Cardenas, I. Espinosa-Martos, and E. Jiménez   (#OpenAccess) An update on the taxonomy and functional properties of the probiotic Enterococcus faecium SF68 C.M.A.P. Franz, B. Pot, M.G. Vizoso-Pinto, A. Arini, R. Coppolecchia, and W.H. Holzapfel

Beneficial Microbes’ first 2024 issue, Volume 15, No. 1 is out now, with an opinion article, a research article, and a review article in #OpenAccess. See the complete issue here brill.ws/BM15-1   Table of Contents Opinion article (#OpenAccess) Recommendations for the use of standardised abbreviations for the former Lactobacillus genera, reclassified in the year 2020 S.D. Todorov, A.L. Baretto Penna, K. Venema, W.H. Holzapfel, and M.L. Chikindas   Research article (#OpenAccess) High colonisation by probiotic Escherichia coli A0 34/86 strain is associated with a less diverse microbiome related to children’s age L. Micenková, K. Brodı́ková, S. Smetanová, J. Bosák, D. Šmajs, P. Andrla, and E. Budinská   The species and physiological diversity of Bifidobacterium genus in Gallus gallus domesticus are influenced by feeding model and niche adaptations S.M.M. Grande, E. Argañaraz Martı́nez, J.D. Babot, E. Andrada, M. Quiroga, M. Garro, F. Saguir, and A. Perez Chaia   Probiotic Escherichia coli Nissle 1917 alleviates the neurotoxicity caused by acrylamide in zebrafish Authors: M. Vajagathali, E. Hannah, K. Abirami, M. Tharanya, J.G. Jackson, R. Karthik, S.G. Aaron, and M. Shanmugaraja   Preparation and characterisation of novel casein-gum Arabic composite microcapsules for targeted in vivo delivery of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum A3 C. Chang, M. Zong, Y. Teng, X. Zeng, Y. Guo, D. Pan, T. Zhang, and Z. Wu   Gut production of GABA by a probiotic formula: an in vitro study M. Casertano, C. Fryganas, V. Valentino, A.D. Troise, P. Vitaglione, V. Fogliano, and D. Ercolini   Review article (#OpenAccess) The molecular mechanisms underlying gut microbiota-miRNA interaction in metabolic disorders P. Prukpitikul, J. Sirivarasai, and N. Sutjarit

Beneficial Microbes’ final 2023 issue, Volume 14, No. 6 is out now, with review article “Bifidobacterium adolescentis – a beneficial microbe” by T. Leser and A. Baker in #OpenAccess. brill.ws/BM14-6   Table of Contents Review article (#OpenAccess) Bifidobacterium adolescentis – a beneficial microbe T. Leser and A. Baker   The effects of physical activity on the modulation of gut microbiota composition: a systematic review M.L. Lavilla-Lerma, A. Aibar-Almazán, A. Martı́nez-Amat, N. Benomar-El-Bakali, H. Abriouel-Hayani, and F. Hita-Contreras   A gutsy performance: the potential for supplementation of short-chain fatty acids to benefit athletic health, exercise performance, and recovery M.L.Y. Ong, C.G. Green, T. Bongiovanni, and L.M. Heaney Pages: 565–590   Research article Ageing and the gut-brain axis: lessons from the Drosophila model F.H.P. Tan, S. Shamsuddin, and A. Zainuddin   Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and faecal microbiota transplantation can improve colitis in mice by affecting gut microbiota and metabolomics S. Yin, Y. Liao, Y. Ma, X. Han, Z. Yang, J. Fang, R.M. Alahmadi, A.A. Hatamleh, V. Duraipandiyan, V.R. Gurusunathan, S. Arokiyaraj, and G. Liu   Heat-stable spores of carotenoid-producing Bacillus marisflavi and non-pigmented Bacillus subtilis cooperatively promote growth, quality, and gut microbiota of white-leg shrimp T.T. Nguyen, A.T.P. Bui, N.T.H. Le, H.T.N. Vo, A.H. Nguyen, T.D. Pham, T. Hara, K. Yokota, M. Matsutani, Y. Takatsuka, and A.T.V. Nguyen   Safety assessment of Rhodobacter azotoformans SY5 for potential application in Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis H. Cao, S. Zhang, X. Zheng, L. Xu, J. Diao, Y. Wang, C. Gai, and H. Ye L.Z. Zhang

The Beneficial Microbes - the conference series is over! Some impressions from the extraordinary days:   Congratulations to Thibaut Maeyens for winning this year's poster award for "Discovery of novel antimicrobial compounds by investigating the genetic potential of lactic acid bacteria". The reward is an #openaccess publication in Beneficial Microbes 🎉   Also, have a look at the table of Beneficial Microbes with @Svetoslav Todorov, whose paper will launch very soon in open access!   👉 "Recommendations for the use of standardised abbreviations for the former Lactobacillus genera, reclassified in the year 2020" S.D. Todorov, A.L. Baretto Penna, K. Venema, W.H. Holzapfel and M.L. Chikindas   Thank you to all the organisers and to everyone who participated! A Beneficial (Microbes) 2024 for you! 💫

Experiencing the power of networking, literally, at the 10th Beneficial Microbes Conference in Amsterdam. https://lnkd.in/e7PZhHSz #prebiotics #probiotics #postbiotics #fermentedfoods