ReviewNutrients2011
Lactobacillus adhesion to mucus.
Review in Nutrients, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04907877 (Role of Nutritional Support With Probiotics in Adult Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19), which is not on this map. Cited by 133 papers.
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Role of Nutritional Support With Probiotics in Adult Outpatients With Symptomatic COVID-19: a Randomized Dietary Study
Who cites it
133 citing papers in PubMed, 322 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Genome-Informed Characterization of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum ND88 with Inhibitory Activity against Representative Oral Pathogens.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- The chicken gut virome: spatial structuring and extensive diversity of 19,778 viral populations.mSystems · 2026Article
- Assessment of the Safety and Potential Probiotic Properties ofMicroorganisms · 2026Article
- Interactions of Mucus Monosaccharides and the Epidermal Microbiome in Four Benthic Elasmobranchs.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Article
- Emerging Synbiotics Consisting of Catechin and Probiotic Bacteria: Exploring Aggregation, Adhesion, Antioxidant, and Anticancer Effects.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2026Article
- Postbiotic sequestration of micro- and nanoplastics:Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Loss of Nonhematopoietic Osteopontin Weakens the Intestinal Barrier and Alters the Microbiome and Metabolome in Mice.Gastro hep advances · 2026Article
- Improved adhesion and function of Pediococcus pentosaceus Li05 for acute colitis through surface modification.NPJ science of food · 2025Article
- Adhesion Properties and Pathogen Inhibition of Vaginal-Derived Lactobacilli.Probiotics and antimicrobial proteins · 2025Article
- Artificial polysaccharide-binding protein mediates co-assembly of nanodrug and probiotics against drug-resistant infectious enteritis.Asian journal of pharmaceutical sciences · 2025Article
- Unlocking Probiotic Potential: Physicochemical Approaches to Evaluate Probiotic Bacterial Adhesion Potential to the Intestinal Tract.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2025Article
- A model of early-life interactions between the gut microbiome and adaptive immunity provides insights into the ontogeny of immune tolerance.PLoS biology · 2025Article
- Characterization of probiotic strains of Bacillus sp. from fermented palm wine (Nypa fructicans sp.) and exploration of cellulolytic potential for use as an addition in animal feed.International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology · 2025Article
- Effect ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Strain-level variation among vaginal Lactobacillus crispatus and Lactobacillus iners as identified by comparative metagenomics.NPJ biofilms and microbiomes · 2025Article
- Genomic Face-off: AnCurrent genomics · 2025Article
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- Comparison of iPSC-derived human intestinal epithelial cells with Caco-2 cells and human in vivo data after exposure to Lactiplantibacillus plantarum WCFS1.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mucus provides protective functions in the gastrointestinal tract and plays an important role in the adhesion of microorganisms to host surfaces. Mucin glycoproteins polymerize, forming a framework to which certain microbial populations can adhere, including probiotic Lactobacillus species. Numerous mechanisms for adhesion to mucus have been discovered in lactobacilli, including partially characterized mucus binding proteins. These mechanisms vary in importance with the in vitro models studied, which could significantly affect the perceived probiotic potential of the organisms. Understanding the nature of mucus-microbe interactions could be the key to elucidating the mechanisms of probiotic adhesion within the host.
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