Bhuvaneswari Lakshminarayanan

TL;DR: The data support a relationship between diet, microbiota and health status, and indicate a role for diet-driven microbiota alterations in varying rates of health decline upon ageing.

TL;DR: The impact of antibiotic therapy on the intestinal microbiota in the elderly should be considered for long-term health effects, and differential susceptibility may require the development of products for at-risk subjects.

TL;DR: This study evaluates the ability of carbohydrates to support growth of 32 human-derived isolates belonging to the genera Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus, including those isolated from healthy elderly subjects and provides information for the rational design of selective prebiotic food ingredients.

TL;DR: This review summarizes the age-related changes in the microbiota of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and the link between the gut microbiota in health and disease and recommends strategies, including probiotic and prebiotic preparations as well as targeted nutrients, designed to enrich the gut bacteria of the aging population.

TL;DR: To isolate and characterize bacteriocins produced by predominant species of lactic acid bacteria from faeces of elderly subjects, using single-use nanofiltration membranes for the first time.