Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Differently Processed Smoothies and Fresh Produce from Austria by Sonia Galazka, Valerie Vigl, Melanie Kuffner, Irina Dielacher, Kathrin Spettel, Richard Kriz, Norbert Kreuzinger, Julia Vierheilig, Markus Woegerbauer

“…Plant-derived foods are potential vehicles for microbial antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs), which can be transferred to the human microbiome if consumed raw or minimally processed. …”
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First-year dynamics of the anaerobic microbiome and archaeome in infants’ oral and gastrointestinal systems by Charlotte J. Neumann, Rokhsareh Mohammadzadeh, Pei Yee Woh, Tanja Kobal, Manuela-Raluca Pausan, Tejus Shinde, Victoria Haid, Polona Mertelj, Eva-Christine Weiss, Vassiliki Kolovetsiou-Kreiner, Alexander Mahnert, Christina Kumpitsch, Evelyn Jantscher-Krenn, Christine Moissl-Eichinger

“…Overall, the infant microbiome differentiates and stabilizes over the first year, with breastfeeding playing a crucial role in shaping anaerobic microbial networks and overall microbiome maturation.IMPORTANCEThe first year of life is a crucial period for establishing a healthy human microbiome. Our study analyses the role of archaea and obligate anaerobes in the development of the human oral and gut microbiome, with a specific focus on the impact of breastfeeding in this process. …”
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Psychobiotic effects of probiotics and prebiotics by V. T. Ivashkin, K. V. Ivashkin

“…The review is devoted to the effects of probiotics and prebiotics on emotional, cognitive, systemic and central spheres of psychophysiological activity in animals and humans. Microbiome is a basis of the gut-brain axis. The bacterial colonization of the gut is initiated at the moment of delivery and represents incomplete copy of maternal microbiota. …”
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