What do cheese, sauerkraut and yeast dough have in common? Their production is only possible with the help of bacteria or fungi. The microorganisms initiate fermentation or maturing processes and thus ...

Clostridium difficile is one example. This bug can set up shop in our intestines without causing harm as our good bacteria ...

A new study examined the stool of 21,000 people and found that those who ate more plants harbored more "good" bacteria ... Segata notes. For example, your microbiome won’t reap the same benefits ...

To function optimally, the number of ‘good’ bacteria should exceed that of the ‘bad’ bacteria by almost six to one (85% vs 15%). Examples of ‘good’ bacteria that live in the gut which ...

While probiotics are the beneficial bacteria, prebiotics are carbohydrate-based foods that pass through the colon without ...

asaccharolyticus. The results suggest that drinking coffee can have a positive effect on your gut by helping the growth of good bacteria — an exciting win for coffee drinkers. How important is ...

a naturally occurring amino acid that promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria, and plant-derived antimicrobials that disrupt harmful biofilms without killing good bacteria. However, research in ...