Probiotics may be a relatively safe, simple, and low-cost solution for preventing Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in hospital settings. Both studies show that treating patients who received ...

Probiotic support a healthy gut microbiome. Who needs probiotic supplements and when is the best time to take them? Experts ...

Writing in in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the team of US researchers revealed that the presence of Clostridia, a common class of gut bacteria, may protect against food ...

Giving mice probiotics, such as Clostridia, prevented C. albicans from growing in the gut. Yet, probiotics can be killed by antibiotics and cancer therapy. For this reason, ...