The biological properties of dietary polyphenols are greatly dependent on their bioavailability
that, in turn, is largely influenced by their degree of polymerization. The gut microbiota play …

Obesity and its associated disorders are a major public health concern. Although obesity
has been mainly related with perturbations of the balance between food intake and energy …

… Queipo-Ortuño acknowledges support from the Miguel Servet Type I program (CP13/00065)
from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, co-funded by FEDER. María I. …

Brucellosis is a widespread and economically important zoonosis transmittable to humans.
The clinical picture of brucellosis is very nonspecific and can, moreover, show great …

Background A recent study using a rat model found significant differences at the time of
diabetes onset in the bacterial communities responsible for type 1 diabetes modulation. We …

Background: Few studies have investigated the effect of dietary polyphenols on the complex
human gut microbiota, and they focused mainly on single polyphenol molecules and select …

Background Several evidences indicate that gut microbiota is involved in the control of host
energy metabolism. Objective To evaluate the differences in the composition of gut …

This study evaluated the possible prebiotic effect of a moderate intake of red wine polyphenols
on the modulation of the gut microbiota composition and the improvement in the risk …

Gut microbiota-related metabolites are potential clinical biomarkers for cardiovascular disease
(CVD). Circulating succinate, a metabolite produced by both microbiota and the host, is …

Real-time PCR is a widely used tool for the diagnosis of many infectious diseases. However,
little information exists about the influences of the different factors involved in PCR on the …