The genera Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium have long been the workhorses for traditional research into the health benefits of probiotics and are the most common commercialized probiotics. Now, newer techniques of analyzing microbial communities are leading to the identification of novel microbes, some with probiotic potential. These “next-generation probiotics” (NGPs) may offer unique benefits from more […]
Akkermansia muciniphila
Akkermansia muciniphila and influenza virus
In the last decade, Akkermansia muciniphila has emerged as a next-generation beneficial microorganism in a wide reach of health conditions. Now, new research advances a role for this relatively recently discovered microbe in combatting an influenza virus, a cause of infections and deaths worldwide. Akkermansia muciniphila, in brief Widely distributed in human intestines, but also detected […]