Microbiome

[ARTICLE] The intestinal microbiota, a major player in colorectal cancer

The colorectal cancer (CRC) ranks among the top 3 most frequent and deadly cancers in both men and women. Although the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in maintaining intestinal homeostasis and overall health, recent research suggests its significant involvement in...

[ARTICLE] Kefir and Kombucha: are health promises justified?

Fermented beverages, such as kefir and kombucha, are gaining increasing place on the shelves of supermarkets, parallel to increasing research on their supposed health benefits. Are they substantiated by scientific knowledge? Gut microbiota and metabolic health Kefir...

[ARTICLE] Microbiome Analysis: 16S Metabarcoding or Shotgun Metagenomics?

To date, Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) techniques remain the most commonly used methodologies for studying the microbiome, a major subject of scientific research in recent years. Among the thousands of articles published each year (illustration 1), two main...

[ARTICLE] Skin-to-skin contact: an effective anti-stress strategy that also favourably impacts the gut microbiota

Birth is an intensely stressful event for both the baby and the mother. Stress hormones help the baby adapt to the new, cold, dry, and oxygen-rich environment outside the womb. However, excessive stress can be harmful. Fortunately, the body has anti-stress mechanisms...

[ARTICLE] Why and how do we annotate a genome?

Aug 24, 2021 | Microbiome

The genetic code A, T, G, C: These four letters do not look like much, but they are the alphabet of life. They...

[POSTER] What about Nasal Microbiota?

Mar 15, 2021 | Microbiome

Morgane Pierre, Sophie Le Fresne-Languille & Thomas Carton, Biofortis The nasal cavity is a highly complex...

Belly bugs & Autism

Apr 21, 2020 | Health, Microbiome

For April’s Autism Awareness month, we wanted to return to the role of our gut bacteria in this neurodevelopmental...

Impact of nutrition on brain activity through the gut microbiota: metabolization of the serotonin neurotransmitter.

by Administrateur Biofortis | Jan 19, 2019 | Microbiome

How can our diet influence our health and especially our brain? Why can we talk about a gut-brain axis? Is the gut microbiota playing a role in this? These are some questions commonly addressed by the scientific community over the last few years. This article follows...

‘Feeding the brain: exploring the gut-brain connection’

by Administrateur Biofortis | Dec 11, 2018 | Microbiome

Biofortis team had the opportunity to meet him at the Food Matters Live, 2018, event, where he presented a talk entitled ‘Feeding the brain: exploring the gut-brain connection’. We had the opportunity to interview him about this topic. 1/ Why are you interested in...

Poster: Decrease diarrheal symptoms and modulation of intestinal microbiota by a new synbiotic in a murine model of food allergy

by Administrateur Biofortis | Dec 7, 2018 | Microbiome

This poster describes some of the microbiome analyses results obtained on a in vivo murine model of food allergy designed for the ProtAlSafe project. ProtAlSafe is a research collaborative project selected during the 16th call...

Microbiome Hopes For Cancer Therapies

by Administrateur Biofortis | Nov 16, 2018 | Microbiome

DR SIDONIE N. LAVERGNE, COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP MANAGER, BIOFORTIS MERIEUX NUTRISCIENCES Photo from Imactiv-3D (NOD-SCID MOUSE INTESTINE (10X) STAINED WITH PROPIDIUM IODIE AFTER BABB TRANSPARIZATION,VISUALIZED BY LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPY (3D TOP IMAGE + AMIRA 2D...

Diet habits are important for your health, a matter of microbiome modulation

by Administrateur Biofortis | Oct 12, 2018 | Microbiome

Last October, 3-7th, the second "Nantes Food Forum" was organized in Nantes by 'Le Voyage à Nantes'. Five days to discuss and think about the "nutrition of tomorrow" in line with human health. Biofortis was a sponsor of the event and participated to the discussion on...

“House” Microbiota in a cold smoked salmon processing environment: A potential spoilage source

by Administrateur Biofortis | Sep 4, 2018 | Microbiome

Next september 4th, our NGS team will be present at FoodMicro 2018 in Berlin, Germany. After receiving two Awards from the IAFP (international Association for Food Protection) for the best poster presentation at the European symposium in Stockholm and at the MiBioGate...