The microbiome in respiratory medicine: current challenges and future perspectives
…, PL Molyneaux, R Paredes, VP Brocal… - European …, 2017 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The healthy lung has previously been considered to be a sterile organ because standard
microbiological culture techniques consistently yield negative results. However, culture-…
microbiological culture techniques consistently yield negative results. However, culture-…
Symbionts and pathogens: what is the difference?
The ecological relationships that organisms establish with others can be considered as broad
and diverse as the forms of life that inhabit and interact in our planet. Those interactions …
and diverse as the forms of life that inhabit and interact in our planet. Those interactions …
Elevated circulating levels of succinate in human obesity are linked to specific gut microbiota
…, M Urpi-Sarda, M Sabater, V Pérez-Brocal… - The ISME …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Gut microbiota-related metabolites are potential clinical biomarkers for cardiovascular disease
(CVD). Circulating succinate, a metabolite produced by both microbiota and the host, is …
(CVD). Circulating succinate, a metabolite produced by both microbiota and the host, is …
A small microbial genome: the end of a long symbiotic relationship?
Intracellular bacteria are characterized by genome reduction. The 422,434–base pair
genome of Buchnera aphidicola BCc, primary endosymbiont of the aphid Cinara cedri, is ∼200 …
genome of Buchnera aphidicola BCc, primary endosymbiont of the aphid Cinara cedri, is ∼200 …
[HTML][HTML] Immunity and other defenses in pea aphids, Acyrthosiphon pisum
Background Recent genomic analyses of arthropod defense mechanisms suggest conservation
of key elements underlying responses to pathogens, parasites and stresses. At the …
of key elements underlying responses to pathogens, parasites and stresses. At the …
[PDF][PDF] Microbiota alterations in proline metabolism impact depression
…, J Serena, J Gich, L Ramio-Torrenta, V Pérez-Brocal… - Cell metabolism, 2022 - cell.com
The microbiota-gut-brain axis has emerged as a novel target in depression, a disorder with
low treatment efficacy. However, the field is dominated by underpowered studies focusing on …
low treatment efficacy. However, the field is dominated by underpowered studies focusing on …
[PDF][PDF] Organelles in Blastocystis that blur the distinction between mitochondria and hydrogenosomes
A Stechmann, K Hamblin, V Pérez-Brocal, D Gaston… - Current biology, 2008 - cell.com
Blastocystis is a unicellular stramenopile of controversial pathogenicity in humans [1, 2].
Although it is a strict anaerobe, Blastocystis has mitochondrion-like organelles with cristae, a …
Although it is a strict anaerobe, Blastocystis has mitochondrion-like organelles with cristae, a …
Severity-related changes of bronchial microbiome in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
…, X Pomares, R Ferrari, V Pérez-Brocal… - Journal of clinical …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bronchial colonization by potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPMs) is often demonstrated
in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but culture-based techniques identify …
in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but culture-based techniques identify …
[PDF][PDF] Caudovirales bacteriophages are associated with improved executive function and memory in flies, mice, and humans
…, C Zapata-Tona, S Pedraza, V Pérez-Brocal… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2022 - cell.com
Growing evidence implicates the gut microbiome in cognition. Viruses, the most abundant life
entities on the planet, are a commonly overlooked component of the gut virome, dominated …
entities on the planet, are a commonly overlooked component of the gut virome, dominated …
[HTML][HTML] Beyond cells–The virome in the human holobiont
R García-López, V Pérez-Brocal, A Moya - Microbial Cell, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Viromics, or viral metagenomics, is a relatively new and burgeoning field of research that
studies the complete collection of viruses forming part of the microbiota in any given niche. It …
studies the complete collection of viruses forming part of the microbiota in any given niche. It …