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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.

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Microbiome et santé
de Chih-Jung Chang, Yun-Fei Ko, Hsin-Chih Lai, Jan Martel, David Ojcius, John D. Young #microbiome #microbiota #health #microbiology...
David Ojcius
Oct 18, 20212 min read
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Microbiote de la bouche
de Sylvie Babajko, David Ojcius, Ihsène Taihi-Nassif #microbiome #microbiota #oralhealth La cavité buccale est une partie du corps en...
David Ojcius
Oct 17, 20211 min read
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Research examines whether genetic traits are the cause of periodontitis
Research examines whether genetic traits cause periodontitis. The oral #microbiota of participants with #periodontitis were different &...
David Ojcius
Sep 11, 20212 min read
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Characterization of the Blood Microbiota in Children with Celiac Disease
#Microbiota #CeliacDisease #Microbiome #Children #Pedriatic Highlights •Bacteroidetes is most abundant phylum in pediatric blood •Beta...
David Ojcius
Aug 31, 20212 min read
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This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds
This mushroom might alter gut bacteria for the better, study finds. #Ganoderma #Reishi #Lingzhi #obesity #diabetes #insulin #microbiota...
David Ojcius
Aug 29, 20212 min read
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New Research Discovers Potential of Gut Microbes To Reverse Aging in the Brain
New study shows that it's possible to reverse aspects of #aging-related deterioration in the #brain and cognitive function via the the...
David Ojcius
Aug 12, 20212 min read
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Antibiotics in Early Life Could Lead to Brain Disorders
Exposure to #antibiotics in utero or after birth could lead to brain disorders in later childhood, says Rutgers researcher. #microbiome...
David Ojcius
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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Centenarians have a distinct microbiome that may help support longevity
A study found that centenarians, compared to younger people, have higher levels of several bacterial species that produce secondary bile...
David Ojcius
Jul 31, 20212 min read
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Babies at risk for diabetes may have microbiota restored
Newborns at risk for Type 1 #diabetes because they were given antibiotics may have their gut microorganisms restored with a maternal...
David Ojcius
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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You’re Missing Microbes. But Is ‘Rewilding’ the Way to Get Them Back?
The science behind the idea of restoring the intestinal #microbiome to an ancestral state is shaky, skeptics say, and in some cases...
David Ojcius
Jul 20, 20219 min read
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Gut microbiota of wild black capuchin monkeys from Brazil are different from other nonhuman primates
Fecal bacterial communities of wild black capuchin monkeys (Sapajus nigritus) from the Atlantic Forest biome in Southern Brazil are...
David Ojcius
Jul 10, 20212 min read
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With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With #aging, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid #tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, energy level and immune response...
David Ojcius
Jun 24, 20214 min read
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Cause or effect? The spatial organization of pathogens and the gut microbiota in disease
#microbiota #microbiome #immunology #microbiology The human gut hosts a dense and diverse microbial community, spatially organized by...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20211 min read
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Probiotic Protection? Gut Bacteria Discovered That Protects Intestines From Invasion of COVID virus
#Probiotic #COVID #COVID19 #commensals #microbiota #probiotics #coronavirus #SARSCoV2 Researchers from Yonsei University in South Korea...
David Ojcius
Jun 21, 20212 min read
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Beneficial bacteria can be restored to C-section babies at birth
#microbiota #microbiome #Csection #birth Babies born by cesarean section don't have the same healthy bacteria as those born vaginally,...
David Ojcius
Jun 19, 20212 min read
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Gene Expression of Choline Trimethylamine-Lyase in Gut Microbiota & Comparison with TMA Production
#microbiota #microbiome #bioinformatics Recent studies revealed that some intestinal microorganisms anaerobically convert choline to...
David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20211 min read
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Persistence pays off in the human gut microbiome
#microbiota #microbiome Researchers find "that most strains of bacteria present in the #microbiome are very persistent, with the chances...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20214 min read
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Researchers study the gut microbiome of bees
#microbiome #microbiota #bee #bees #environment As expected, core bacteria accounted for up to 98% of total bacteria. But the small...
David Ojcius
Jun 15, 20212 min read
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Fecal microbiota transplantation for recurrent or refractory Clostridioides difficile infection
#microbiota #microbiome #FMT #Taiwan Implementation of fecal microbiota transplantation in a medical center for recurrent or refractory...
David Ojcius
Jun 9, 20212 min read
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Global travelers pick up numerous genes that promote microbial resistance
#antibiotics #antibioticresistance #microbiome #microbiota Such genes have potential to spread when travelers return home Carried like...
David Ojcius
Jun 7, 20214 min read
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