Resources Tagged: Microbiota

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  1. Early Effects of Fertilizer and Herbicide Reduction on Root-Associated Biota in Oil Palm PlantationsTree Crops, a Permanent Agriculture: Concepts from the Past for a Sustainable Future

    Agronomy2022,12(1), 199;https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy12010199 Published: 14 January 2022 Abstract To secure high yield, tropical oil palm plantations are fertilized, and understory vegetation is controlled by chemical clearing with herbicides. These treatments cause a drastic turnover of soil...
    Microbiota

  2. Effects of Gut Microbes on Nutrient Absorption and Energy Regulation

    Abstract,Nutr Clin Pract, 2012 Malnutrition may manifest as either obesity or undernutrition. Accumulating evidence suggests that the gut microbiota plays an important role in the harvest, storage, and expenditure of energy obtained from the diet. The composition of the gut microbiota has been...
    Microbiome Microbiota

  3. Role of the Microbiota in Immunity and inflammation

    Abstract, HHS Public Access, 2014 The microbiota plays a fundamental role on the induction, training and function of the host immune system. In return, the immune system has largely evolved as a means to maintain the symbiotic relationship of the host with these highly diverse and evolving...
    Microbiota Microbiome

  4. A Review: The Fate of Bacteriocins in the Human Gastro-Intestinal Tract: Do They Cross the Gut–Blood Barrier?

    Abstract, Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018 The intestinal barrier, consisting of the vascular endothelium, epithelial cell lining, and mucus layer, covers a surface of about 400 m2. The integrity of the gut wall is sustained by transcellular proteins forming tight junctions between the epithelial...
    Antibiotic Probiotics Microbiota