Single cell protein (SCP) is the definition for dried cells originated from single-celled organisms intended to be used as a protein source in human foods or animal feeds. An experiment has been conducted to evaluate the various levels of single cell protein on fecal microflora and productive traits of broiler chickens. A total of 192 day-old Ross 308 male chicks were randomly divided into 4 tr...

The possible relationship between microbiota and inflammatory processes has been known since the 1990’s. However, it was at the beginning of the 21st century that the role played by commensal bacteria (normal microflora, indigenous microbiota) of the gastrointestinal tract in immunomodulating phenomena began to be examined, and, therefore, its effects on the pathogenesis of chronic inflammation...

The human gut is the natural habitat for a large and dynamic bacterial community, but a substantial part of these bacterial populations are still to be described. However, the relevance and effect of resident bacteria on a host's physiology and pathology has been well documented. Major functions of the gut microflora include metabolic activities that result in salvage of energy and absorbable n...

BACKGROUND Faecal short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are produced by the gut microflora. We have previously reported high faecal SCFA levels in children with coeliac disease (CD), indicating alteration in gut microfloral metabolism. Data accumulated over recent decades by us and others suggest that wheat-free oats can safely be included in a gluten-free diet (GFD). However, concerns have been rais...

OBJECTIVES Treatment of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is limited primarily to either metronidazole or vancomycin. We compared vancomycin and a novel glycolipodepsipeptide, ramoplanin, in both hamster and in vitro gut models of clindamycin-induced CDI. METHODS We used an in vitro triple-stage chemostat model that simulates the human gut, and an in vivo hamster model, both primed with c...

Interactions between bacteria which constitute the microflora of the digestive tract may be antagonistic or synergic. Certain bacteria can form a barrier to prevent colonisation of the gut by bacteria of other species or other strains of the same species. This review of current research refers to experiments on gnotoxenic animals, with mention of Escherichia coli and species of Clostr idium, La...

We are pleased to present a series of Annotated Classics celebrating 40 years of exciting biology in the pages of Cell. This installment revisits “Recognition of Commensal Microflora by Toll-like Receptors Is Required for Intestinal Homeostasis” from the Medzhitov lab. Here, Sarkis Mazmanian comments on how Rakoff-Nahoum et al. demonstrated that Toll-like receptors not only recognize ligands fr...

The intestinal microflora can be considered a postnatally acquired organ that is composed of a large diversity of bacteria that perform important functions for the host and can be modulated by environmental factors, such as nutrition. Specific components of the intestinal microflora, including lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, have been associated with beneficial effects on the host, such as pro...

A feeding research was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplement of Sodium Butyrate (SB), either powder (uncoated) or coated on Gut pH value, Gut VFA (volatile fatty acid) and Cecal Microflora in broilers. Four hundred and eighty one-day-old AA broilers were randomly divided into four treatments, each treatment consisted of three replicate pens of forty chickens each. Broilers ...

Clostridioides difficile is a Gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacillus and major cause of healthcare-associated infections. Whereas the vegetative form pathogen susceptible to treatment with antibiotics, its ability persist in gut as antibiotic-resistant spores means that reinfection can occur cases were individual fails re-establish protective microflora. Bacteriophages their lysins ar...