Search Results - "de Vos, Willem M."
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Next-Generation Beneficial Microbes: The Case of Akkermansia muciniphila
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (22-09-2017)“…Metabolic disorders associated with obesity and cardiometabolic disorders are worldwide epidemic. Among the different environmental factors, the gut microbiota…”
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Early life colonization of the human gut: microbes matter everywhere
Published in Current opinion in microbiology (01-08-2018)“…[Display omitted] •The intestinal microbiota follows a common successional pattern in early life.•Particular bacterial taxa are mainly transmitted from the…”
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Healthy human gut phageome
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-09-2016)“…The role of bacteriophages in influencing the structure and function of the healthy human gut microbiome is unknown. With few exceptions, previous studies have…”
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Intestinal microbiome landscaping: insight in community assemblage and implications for microbial modulation strategies
Published in FEMS microbiology reviews (01-03-2017)“…Abstract High individuality, large complexity and limited understanding of the mechanisms underlying human intestinal microbiome function remain the major…”
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A purified membrane protein from Akkermansia muciniphila or the pasteurized bacterium improves metabolism in obese and diabetic mice
Published in Nature medicine (01-01-2017)“…Akkermansia muciniphila , a member of the gut microbiome, has been shown to improve metabolism in mice. Here it is reported that its pasteurization further…”
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Homeostasis of the gut barrier and potential biomarkers
Published in American journal of physiology: Gastrointestinal and liver physiology (01-03-2017)“…The gut barrier plays a crucial role by spatially compartmentalizing bacteria to the lumen through the production of secreted mucus and is fortified by the…”
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Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B12 Production by Intestinal Symbionts
Published in mBio (19-09-2017)“…Akkermansia muciniphila has evolved to specialize in the degradation and utilization of host mucus, which it may use as the sole source of carbon and nitrogen…”
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Action and function of Akkermansia muciniphila in microbiome ecology, health and disease
Published in Baillière's best practice & research. Clinical gastroenterology (01-12-2017)“…The discovery of Akkermansia muciniphila has opened new avenues for the use of this abundant intestinal symbiont in next generation therapeutic products, as…”
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The Effect of Psyllium Husk on Intestinal Microbiota in Constipated Patients and Healthy Controls
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (20-01-2019)“…Psyllium is a widely used treatment for constipation. It traps water in the intestine increasing stool water, easing defaecation and altering the colonic…”
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Pili-like proteins of Akkermansia muciniphila modulate host immune responses and gut barrier function
Published in PloS one (01-03-2017)“…Gut barrier function is key in maintaining a balanced response between the host and its microbiome. The microbiota can modulate changes in gut barrier as well…”
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Intestinal epithelial N-acylphosphatidylethanolamine phospholipase D links dietary fat to metabolic adaptations in obesity and steatosis
Published in Nature communications (28-01-2019)“…Variations in N -acylethanolamines (NAE) levels are associated with obesity and metabolic comorbidities. Their role in the gut remains unclear. Therefore, we…”
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Bowel Biofilms: Tipping Points between a Healthy and Compromised Gut?
Published in Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) (01-01-2019)“…Bacterial communities are known to impact human health and disease. Mixed species biofilms, mostly pathogenic in nature, have been observed in dental and…”
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Significant Correlation Between the Infant Gut Microbiome and Rotavirus Vaccine Response in Rural Ghana
Published in The Journal of infectious diseases (01-01-2017)“…Background. Rotavirus (RV) is the leading cause of diarrhea-related death in children worldwide and 95% of RV-associated deaths occur in Africa and Asia where…”
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Next Generation Prokaryotic Engineering: The CRISPR-Cas Toolkit
Published in Trends in biotechnology (Regular ed.) (01-07-2016)“…The increasing demand for environmentally friendly production processes of green chemicals and fuels has stimulated research in microbial metabolic…”
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Variation of mucin adhesion, cell surface characteristics, and molecular mechanisms among Lactobacillus plantarum isolated from different habitats
Published in Applied microbiology and biotechnology (01-10-2017)“…The adhesion ability to mucin varied greatly among 18 Lactobacillus plantarum isolates depending on their isolation habitats. Such ability remained at high…”
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Probiotic supplementation restores normal microbiota composition and function in antibiotic-treated and in caesarean-born infants
Published in Microbiome (16-10-2018)“…Infants born by caesarean section or receiving antibiotics are at increased risk of developing metabolic, inflammatory and immunological diseases, potentially…”
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Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro
Published in Scientific reports (31-08-2020)“…Akkermansia muciniphila is a well-studied anaerobic bacterium specialized in mucus degradation and associated with human health. Because of the structural…”
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Critically ill patients demonstrate large interpersonal variation in intestinal microbiota dysregulation: a pilot study
Published in Intensive care medicine (01-01-2017)“…Purpose The intestinal microbiota has emerged as a virtual organ with essential functions in human physiology. Antibiotic-induced disruption of the microbiota…”
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Harnessing the power of microbial autotrophy
Published in Nature reviews. Microbiology (01-11-2016)“…Key Points Autotrophic microorganisms have the potential to efficiently convert CO 2 into a wide range of chemicals and biofuels, which is a promising…”
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Intestinal microbiota in healthy adults: temporal analysis reveals individual and common core and relation to intestinal symptoms
Published in PloS one (28-07-2011)“…While our knowledge of the intestinal microbiota during disease is accumulating, basic information of the microbiota in healthy subjects is still scarce. The…”
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