A variety of secondary BAs such as deoxycholic acid (DCA) and lithocholic acid (LCA) and their derivatives, a large pool of bioactive molecules is synthesized in the intestine where they undergo ...

For analyzing alterations in membrane potential, control and AA-treated bacteria were resuspended in 1 ml of PBS containing 30 μM of the potentiometric dye DiOC2(3) (BacLight Membrane Potential Kit, ...

Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), a water-soluble B vitamin, is sometimes called the "anti-stress vitamin." It is required for the body to make coenzyme A (CoA). CoA is involved in many reactions, such ...

STSS is mainly caused by a bacterium called streptococcus pyogenes, better known as group A streptococcus, which is known to bring on strep throat mainly among children. In some cases, an ...

In patients with PSC, the gut microbiota is characterised by a disruption in the correlation network between bacteria and fungi. These data suggest that gut fungi ... A large majority of patients with ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology ...

Biofilms are an important, but incompletely understood, form of growth and survival for many bacteria. Recent evidence reveals that biofilms are structurally complex, dynamic systems that have ...