Microbiota research

Recent research has shown that the gut microbiome impacts mental and physical health in various ways. The Group is aiming to provide new value of health by using gut microbiome analysis technology gradually acquired since the 1970s.

Research information on Microbiota research

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    Bacteroides uniformis and its preferred substrate, α-cyclodextrin, enhance endurance exercise performance in mice and human males SCIENCE ADVANCES vol.9 (4) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2120 2023-01-01

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    Administration of β-lactam antibiotics and delivery method correlate with intestinal abundances of Bifidobacteria and Bacteroides in early infancy, in Japan Scientific Reports, 11, 6231, (2021) 2021-03-01

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    Gut microbial composition of elderly women born in the Japanese longevity village Ogimi Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health, 40(1), 75-79, (2021) 2021-01-01

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    Effective bifidogenic growth factors cyclo-Val-Leu and cyclo-Val-Ile produced by Bacillus subtilis C-3102 in the human colonic microbiota model Scientific reports, 10(1), 7591, (2020) 2020-04-01

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    Maternal antimicrobial use at delivery has a stronger impact than mode of delivery on bifidobacterial colonization in infants: a pilot study Journal of Perinatology, 38(9), 1174-1181, (2018) 2018-07-01