The gut microbiota is a complex microbial ecosystem that coexists with the human organism in the intestinal tract. The members of this ecosystem live together in a balance between them and the host, contributing to its healthy state. Stress, aging, and antibiotic therapies are the principal factors aecting the gut microbiota composition, breaking the mutualistic relationship among microbes and resulting in the overgrowth of potential pathogens. This condition, called dysbiosis, has been linked to several chronic pathologies. In this review, we propose the use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a possible probiotic to prevent or counteract dysbiotic outcomes and look at the findings of previous research.

Insight into the possible use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a probiotic / Bonfiglio, Giulia; Neroni, Bruna; Radocchia, Giulia; Marazzato, Massimiliano; Pantanella, Fabrizio; Schippa, Serena. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 12:8(2020), pp. 1-18. [10.3390/nu12082252]

Insight into the possible use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a probiotic

Giulia Bonfiglio
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Bruna Neroni
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;
Giulia Radocchia
Membro del Collaboration Group
;
Massimiliano Marazzato
Data Curation
;
Fabrizio Pantanella
Writing – Review & Editing
;
Serena Schippa.
Writing – Review & Editing
2020

Abstract

The gut microbiota is a complex microbial ecosystem that coexists with the human organism in the intestinal tract. The members of this ecosystem live together in a balance between them and the host, contributing to its healthy state. Stress, aging, and antibiotic therapies are the principal factors aecting the gut microbiota composition, breaking the mutualistic relationship among microbes and resulting in the overgrowth of potential pathogens. This condition, called dysbiosis, has been linked to several chronic pathologies. In this review, we propose the use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a possible probiotic to prevent or counteract dysbiotic outcomes and look at the findings of previous research.
2020
predator; probiotic; ecological equilibrator; microbiota; dysbiosis
01 Pubblicazione su rivista::01g Articolo di rassegna (Review)
Insight into the possible use of the predator Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus as a probiotic / Bonfiglio, Giulia; Neroni, Bruna; Radocchia, Giulia; Marazzato, Massimiliano; Pantanella, Fabrizio; Schippa, Serena. - In: NUTRIENTS. - ISSN 2072-6643. - 12:8(2020), pp. 1-18. [10.3390/nu12082252]
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