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High-throughput diversity and functionality analysis of the gastrointestinal tract microbiota by Zoetendal, E G, Rajilic-Stojanovic, M, de Vos, W M

“…The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract microbiota plays a pivotal role in our health. For more than a decade a major input for describing the diversity of the…”
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The therapeutic potential of manipulating gut microbiota in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus by Kootte, R. S., Vrieze, A., Holleman, F., Dallinga-Thie, G. M., Zoetendal, E. G., de Vos, W. M., Groen, A. K., Hoekstra, J. B. L., Stroes, E. S., Nieuwdorp, M.

“…Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are attributed to a combination of genetic susceptibility and lifestyle factors. Their increasing prevalence…”
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Childhood BMI in relation to microbiota in infancy and lifetime antibiotic use by Korpela, K, Zijlmans, M A C, Kuitunen, M, Kukkonen, K, Savilahti, E, Salonen, A, de Weerth, C, de Vos, W M

“…Children with high body mass index (BMI) at preschool age are at risk of developing obesity. Early identification of factors that increase the risk of…”
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The environment within: how gut microbiota may influence metabolism and body composition by Vrieze, A, Holleman, F, Zoetendal, E.G, Vos, W.M. de, Hoekstra, J.B, Nieuwdorp, M

“…Obesity, diabetes and consequently atherosclerotic vascular disease have become major health and public health issues worldwide. The increasing and staggering…”
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Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 Electron Transport Chains by Brooijmans, R.J.W, de Vos, W.M, Hugenholtz, J

“…Lactobacillus plantarum WCFS1 requires both heme and menaquinone to induce respiration-like behavior under aerobic conditions. The addition of these compounds…”
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Do nutrient-gut-microbiota interactions play a role in human obesity, insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes by Diamant, M, Blaak, E.E, de Vos, W.M

“…The current obesity and type 2 diabetes pandemics have causes beyond changes in eating and exercise habits against a susceptible genetic background. Gut…”
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Generation of a Membrane Potential by Lactococcus lactis through Aerobic Electron Transport by Brooijmans, R J W, Poolman, B, Schuurman-Wolters, G K, de Vos, W M, Hugenholtz, J

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Severity of atopic disease inversely correlates with intestinal microbiota diversity and butyrate‐producing bacteria by Nylund, L., Nermes, M., Isolauri, E., Salminen, S., Vos, W. M., Satokari, R.

“…The reports on atopic diseases and microbiota in early childhood remain contradictory, and both decreased and increased microbiota diversity have been…”
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simple and fast method for determining colony forming units by Sieuwerts, S, de Bok, F.A.M, Mols, E, de Vos, W.M, van Hylckama Vlieg, J.E.T

“…To develop a flexible and fast colony forming unit quantification method that can be operated in a standard microbiology laboratory. A miniaturized plating…”
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Akkermansia muciniphila: a novel functional microbe with probiotic properties by Gómez-Gallego, C, Pohl, S, Salminen, S, De Vos, W M, Kneifel, W

“…Akkermansia muciniphila is an intestinal anaerobe which has been proposed as a new functional microbe with probiotic properties. However, the species is not…”
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Metabolic improvement in obese patients after duodenal–jejunal exclusion is associated with intestinal microbiota composition changes by de Jonge, C., Fuentes, S., Zoetendal, E. G., Bouvy, N. D., Nelissen, R., Buurman, W. A., Greve, J. W., de Vos, W. M., Rensen, S. S.

“…Background Intestinal microbiota have been suggested to play an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Bariatric surgery improves…”
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Clinical trial: multispecies probiotic supplementation alleviates the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome and stabilizes intestinal microbiota by KAJANDER, K., MYLLYLUOMA, E., RAJILIĆ‐STOJANOVIĆ, M., KYRÖNPALO, S., RASMUSSEN, M., JÄRVENPÄÄ, S., ZOETENDAL, E. G., DE VOS, W. M., VAPAATALO, H., KORPELA, R.

“…Summary Background  Irritable bowel syndrome is the most common diagnosis in gastroenterology. Trials suggest certain probiotics to be beneficial. Aim  To…”
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Improvement of solubility and stability of the antimicrobial peptide nisin by protein engineering by Rollema, H.S. (NIZO, Ede, The Netherlands.), Kuipers, O.P, Both, P, Vos, W.M. de, Siezen, R.J

“…Nisin is a 3.4-kDa antimicrobial peptide that, as a result of posttranslational modifications, contains unsaturated amino acids and lanthionine residues. It is…”
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Different control mechanisms regulate glucoamylase and protease gene transcription in Aspergillus oryzae in solid-state and submerged fermentation by Biesebeke, R. te, Biezen, N. de, Vos, W.M. de, Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. van den, Punt, P.J

“…Solid-state fermentation (SSF) with Aspergillus oryzae results in high levels of secreted protein. However, control mechanisms of gene expression in SSF have…”
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Controlled gene expression systems of Lactococcus lactis with the food-grade inducer nisin by Ruyter, P.G.G.A. de (NIZO, Ede, The Netherlands.), Kuipers, O.P, Vos, W.M. de

“…The kinetics, control, and efficiency of nisin-induced expression directed by the nisA promoter region were studied in Lactococcus lactis with transcriptional…”
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Why Surfaces Modified by Flexible Polymers Often Have a Finite Contact Angle for Good Solvents by Cohen Stuart, M. A, de Vos, W. M, Leermakers, F. A. M

“…Polymers adsorbing from a dilute solution onto the solvent−vapor interface generate a nonzero surface pressure. When the same polymers are end-grafted onto a…”
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Stimulation of colonic motility by oral PEG electrolyte bowel preparation assessed by MRI: comparison of split vs single dose by Marciani, L., Garsed, K. C., Hoad, C. L., Fields, A., Fordham, I., Pritchard, S. E., Placidi, E., Murray, K., Chaddock, G., Costigan, C., Lam, C., Jalanka‐Tuovinen, J., De Vos, W. M., Gowland, P. A., Spiller, R. C.

“…Background Most methods of assessing colonic motility are poorly acceptable to patients. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can monitor gastrointestinal motility…”
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In vitro colonisation of the distal colon by Akkermansia muciniphila is largely mucin and pH dependent by Van Herreweghen, F, Van den Abbeele, P, De Mulder, T, De Weirdt, R, Geirnaert, A, Hernandez-Sanabria, E, Vilchez-Vargas, R, Jauregui, R, Pieper, D H, Belzer, C, De Vos, W M, Van de Wiele, T

“…Host mucin is the main constituent of the mucus layer that covers the gut epithelium of the host, and an important source of glycans for the bacteria…”
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Genetic marking of Lactococcus lactis shows its survival in the human gastrointestinal tract by Klijn, N. (NIZO, Ede, The Netherlands.), Weerkamp, A.H, Vos, W.M. de

“…A human feeding study was performed with Lactococcus lactis TC165.5, which is genetically marked by insertion of the sucrose-nisin conjugative transposon…”
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Dynamics of competitive population abundance of Lactobacillus plantarum ivi gene mutants in faecal samples after passage through the gastrointestinal tract of mice by Bron, P.A, Meijer, M, Bongers, R.S, de Vos, W.M, Kleerebezem, M

“…This study aims to evaluate the impact of mutation of previously identified in vivo-induced (ivi) genes on the persistence and survival of Lactobacillus…”
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