Probiotic effects are strain-specific - meaning effects proven in one strain do not automatically...

Short-chain fatty acids - primarily butyrate, acetate, and propionate - are the most important me...

SIBO is a condition where bacteria normally maintained at low levels in the small intestine overg...

Microbiome resilience is the ability of your gut bacterial community to return to its healthy bas...

Quorum sensing is the chemical language bacteria use to communicate and coordinate behaviour.

Probiotics are live microorganisms that when consumed in adequate amounts confer a measurable hea...

Prebiotics are non-digestible food components - primarily dietary fibres and plant polyphenols - ...

Postbiotics are the beneficial compounds produced by probiotic bacteria during their metabolic ac...

Pathobionts are microorganisms that live harmlessly in a balanced microbiome but become harmful w...

The oral microbiome - the mouth contains around 700 bacterial species - is the gateway to the gut...

Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) have a direct well-researched relationship with the gut microbi...

Normal microbiota refers to the characteristic community of microorganisms that inhabits a health...