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  1. Galacto-Oligosaccharides and the Elderly Gut: Implications for Immune Restoration and Health

    Article • Advances in Nutrition, August 2024, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  2. Intestinal microbiota composition and efficacy of iron supplementation in Peruvian children

    Article • American Journal of Human Biology, February 2024, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  3. Microbiome analysis of bile from apparently healthy cats and cats with suspected hepatobiliary disease

    Article • Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, September 2023, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  4. Examining the cognitive benefits of probiotic supplementation in physically active older adults: A randomized clinical trial

    Article • Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism, August 2022, Canadian Science Publishing

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  5. Population genomics provide insights into the global genetic structure of Colletotrichum graminicola, the causal agent of maize anthracnose

    Article • May 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  6. Association of Increased Serum Lipopolysaccharide, But Not Microbial Dysbiosis, With Obesity‐Related Osteoarthritis

    Article • Arthritis & Rheumatology, January 2022, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  7. Dietary methionine restriction impairs anti-tumor immunity through gut microbiota

    Article • August 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  8. Shaping the Future of Probiotics and Prebiotics

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, August 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  9. Impact of Dietary Isoflavone Supplementation on the Fecal Microbiota and Its Metabolites in Postmenopausal Women

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, July 2021, MDPI AG

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  10. On the robustness of inference of association with the gut microbiota in stool, rectal swab and mucosal tissue samples

    Article • Scientific Reports, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  11. Infant gut microbiome composition is associated with non-social fear behavior in a pilot study

    Article • Nature Communications, June 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  12. Maternal precarity and HPA axis functioning shape infant gut microbiota and HPA axis development in humans

    Article • PLoS ONE, May 2021, PLOS

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  13. Maternal and Infant Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, May 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  14. Safety and Modulatory Effects of Humanized Galacto-Oligosaccharides on the Gut Microbiome

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, April 2021, Frontiers

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  15. House dust microbiota in relation to adult asthma and atopy in a US farming population

    Article • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, March 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  16. Correction to: The pleiotropic effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides on the aging gut

    Article • Microbiome, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  17. Dysbiosis of fecal microbiota in cats with naturally occurring and experimentally induced Tritrichomonas foetus infection

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2021, PLOS

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  18. On the robustness of inference of association with the gut microbiota in stool, swab and mucosal tissue samples

    Article • February 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  19. Magnesium and imidazole propionate

    Article • Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, February 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  20. A preliminary study of gut microbiome variation and HPA axis reactivity in healthy infants

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, February 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  21. The pleiotropic effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides on the aging gut

    Article • Microbiome, January 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  22. The bacterial microbiome and metabolome in caries progression and arrest

    Article • Journal of Oral Microbiology, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Ana Paula Valente, M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  23. Hologenomics: The Interaction Between Host, Microbiome and Diet

    Article • January 2021, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  24. A double-blind, 377-subject randomized study identifies Ruminococcus, Coprococcus, Christensenella, and Collinsella as long-term potential key players in the modulation of the gut microbiome of lactose intolerant individuals by galacto-ol...

    Article • Gut Microbes, January 2021, Taylor & Francis

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  25. Draft Genome Sequence of Lactobacillus rhamnosus NCB 441, Isolated from Egyptian White Domiati Cheese

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, December 2020, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  26. Genome Sequence of Citrobacter freundii AMC0703, Isolated from the Intestinal Lumen of an 11-Year-Old Organ Donor

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, November 2020, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  27. Genome Sequence of Eubacterium callanderi AMC0717, Isolated from the Colonic Mucosa of an 11-Year-Old Organ Donor

    Article • Microbiology Resource Announcements, November 2020, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  28. <p>Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Impact of <em>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</em> GG Probiotic Supplementation on Cognitive Functioning in Middle-aged and Older Adults</p>

    Article • November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  29. Cohort Profile: ZOE 2.0—A Community-Based Genetic Epidemiologic Study of Early Childhood Oral Health

    Article • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2020, MDPI AG

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  30. Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and HbA1c in middle age and older adults without type 2 diabetes mellitus: A preliminary randomized study

    Article • Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews, September 2020, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  31. Accelerated Biodegradation of the Agrochemical Ametoctradin by Soil-Derived Microbial Consortia

    Article • Frontiers in Microbiology, August 2020, Frontiers

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  32. Galacto-Oligosaccharide RP-G28 Improves Multiple Clinical Outcomes in Lactose-Intolerant Patients

    Article • Nutrients, April 2020, MDPI AG

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  33. The pleiotropic effects of prebiotic galacto-oligosaccharides on the aging gut

    Article • February 2020, Research Square

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  34. Is Fluorescence Technology a Promising Tool for Detecting Infected Dentin in Deep Carious Lesions?

    Article • Caries Research, January 2020, Karger Publishers

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  35. Lumen and mucosa-associatedLactobacillus rhamnosusfrom the intestinal tract of organ donors

    Article • Gut Microbiome, January 2020, Cambridge University Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  36. Longitudinal changes during pregnancy in gut microbiota and methylmercury biomarkers, and reversal of microbe-exposure correlations

    Article • Environmental Research, May 2019, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  37. How Fermented Foods Feed a Healthy Gut Microbiota

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  38. Conclusions: What Is Next for the Healthy Human-Microbe “Holobiome”?

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  39. Beneficial Modulation of the Gut Microbiome: Probiotics and Prebiotics

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  40. A randomized clinical trial examining the impact of LGG probiotic supplementation on psychological status in middle-aged and older adults

    Article • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, December 2018, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  41. Prebiotics for Lactose Intolerance: Variability in Galacto-Oligosaccharide Utilization by Intestinal Lactobacillus rhamnosus

    Article • Nutrients, October 2018, MDPI AG

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  42. A High-Throughput Organoid Microinjection Platform to Study Gastrointestinal Microbiota and Luminal Physiology

    Article • Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, January 2018, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  43. Infant Gut Microbiome Associated With Cognitive Development

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, January 2018, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  44. An Attenuated Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strain and Galacto-Oligosaccharides Accelerate Clearance of Salmonella Infections in Poultry through Modifications to ...

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2017, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  45. Maternal Gut Microbiome Biodiversity in Pregnancy

    Article • American Journal of Perinatology, July 2017, Thieme Publishing Group

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  46. Preliminary Evidence for an Association Between the Composition of the Gut Microbiome and Cognitive Function in Neurologically Healthy Older Adults

    Article • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, June 2017, Cambridge University Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  47. Reassessment of the succession of lactic acid bacteria in commercial cucumber fermentations and physiological and genomic features associated with their dominance

    Article • Food Microbiology, May 2017, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  48. 742. Gut Microbiome and Brain Functional Connectivity in Infants: A Preliminary Study Focusing on the Amygdala

    Article • Biological Psychiatry, May 2017, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  49. Genome Sequences of Potential Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus Isolates from Human Infants

    Article • Genome Announcements, April 2017, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  50. The Salivary Microbiome and Oral Cancer Risk

    Article • Journal of Dental Research, March 2017, SAGE Publications

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  51. Impact of short-chain galactooligosaccharides on the gut microbiome of lactose-intolerant individuals

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  52. 21: Maternal gut microbiome, obesity and gestational weight gain

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 2016, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  53. 13: Maternal gut microbiome change over pregnancy

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, December 2016, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  54. Modeling human enteric dysbiosis and rotavirus immunity in gnotobiotic pigs

    Article • Gut Pathogens, November 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  55. Emerging Technologies for Gut Microbiome Research

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, November 2016, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  56. Oral colostrum priming shortens hospitalization without changing the immunomicrobial milieu

    Article • Journal of Perinatology, September 2016, Nature

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  57. Sa1986 Impact of Short-Chain Galactooligosaccharides on the Gut Microbiome of Lactose Intolerant Individuals

    Article • Gastroenterology, April 2016, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  58. High purity galacto-oligosaccharides enhance specific Bifidobacterium species and their metabolic activity in the mouse gut microbiome

    Article • Beneficial Microbes, March 2016, Wageningen Academic Publishers

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  59. Bacterial Ecology of Fermented Cucumber Rising pH Spoilage as Determined by Nonculture-Based Methods

    Article • Journal of Food Science, November 2015, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  60. Use of the second-generation antipsychotic, risperidone, and secondary weight gain are associated with an altered gut microbiota in children

    Article • Translational Psychiatry, October 2015, Nature

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  61. Genomic Evolution of Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Article • September 2015, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  62. Gut Microbiome Composition in Young Nicaraguan Children During Diarrhea Episodes and Recovery

    Article • American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2015, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  63. Comparison of Bacterial Community Composition of Primary and Persistent Endodontic Infections Using Pyrosequencing

    Article • Journal of Endodontics, August 2015, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  64. Space Environmental Factor Impacts upon Murine Colon Microbiota and Mucosal Homeostasis

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2015, PLOS

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Nancy Turner

  65. Characterization of the microbial diversity in yacon spontaneous fermentation at 20°C

    Article • International Journal of Food Microbiology, June 2015, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  66. Gut microbiome compositional and functional differences between tumor and non-tumor adjacent tissues from cohorts from the US and Spain

    Article • Gut Microbes, April 2015, Taylor & Francis

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  67. Milk- and solid-feeding practices and daycare attendance are associated with differences in bacterial diversity, predominant communities, and metabolic and immune function of the infant gut microbiome

    Article • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, February 2015, Frontiers

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  68. Polyphenol-rich sorghum brans alter colon microbiota and impact species diversity and species richness after multiple bouts of dextran sodium sulfate-induced colitis

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Ecology, January 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, Nancy Turner

  69. Galacto-oligosaccharides and colorectal cancer: Feeding our intestinal probiome

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, January 2015, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  70. 427: Maternal antibiotic exposure, diet, and milk microbiome diversity

    Article • American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, January 2014, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  71. Fusobacterium spp. and colorectal cancer: cause or consequence?

    Article • Trends in Microbiology, October 2013, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  72. Comparative phenotypic analysis and genome sequence of Clostridium beijerinckii SA-1, an offspring of NCIMB 8052

    Article • Microbiology, September 2013, Society for General Microbiology

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  73. Impact of Ileocecal Resection and Concomitant Antibiotics on the Microbiome of the Murine Jejunum and Colon

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  74. Diet Complexity and Estrogen Receptor β Status Affect the Composition of the Murine Intestinal Microbiota

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2013, ASM Journals

    Joseph Sturino, M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  75. Tu1967 Microbiome Alterations of Lactose Intolerant Individuals in Response to Dietary Intervention With Galacto-Oligosaccharides May Help Negate Symptoms of Lactose Intolerance

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2013, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  76. Fusobacterium Is Associated with Colorectal Adenomas

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2013, PLOS

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  77. Heterologous Expression of a Bioactive β-Hexosyltransferase, an Enzyme Producer of Prebiotics, from Sporobolomyces singularis

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, December 2012, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  78. Acute necrotizing enterocolitis of preterm piglets is characterized by dysbiosis of ileal mucosa-associated bacteria

    Article • Gut Microbes, July 2011, Taylor & Francis

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  79. The intestinal microbiota, gastrointestinal environment and colorectal cancer: a putative role for probiotics in prevention of colorectal cancer?

    Article • AJP Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, June 2011, American Physiological Society

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  80. Construction of vectors for inducible and constitutive gene expression in Lactobacillus

    Article • Microbial Biotechnology, September 2010, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  81. W1839 Radiation Induces a Dysbiosis of the Murine Fecal Microbiota

    Article • Gastroenterology, May 2010, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  82. Role of Antioxidant Enzymes in Bacterial Resistance to Organic Acids

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2010, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  83. Role of autoinducer-2 on the adhesion ability ofLactobacillus acidophilus

    Article • Journal of Applied Microbiology, July 2009, Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  84. Development and Application of a upp-Based Counterselective Gene Replacement System for the Study of the S-Layer Protein SlpX of Lactobacillus acidophilus NCFM

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2009, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  85. Temporal gene expression and probiotic attributes of Lactobacillus acidophilus during growth in milk

    Article • Journal of Dairy Science, March 2009, American Dairy Science Association

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  86. Genome Sequence and Characteristics of Lrm1, a Prophage from Industrial Lactobacillus rhamnosus Strain M1

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, June 2008, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  87. Characterization of a Novel Bile-Inducible Operon Encoding a Two-Component Regulatory System in Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Article • Journal of Bacteriology, April 2007, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  88. Influence of the Dairy Environment on Gene Expression and Substrate Utilization in Lactic Acid Bacteria1, ,

    Article • Journal of Nutrition, March 2007, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  89. Transcriptional and Functional Analysis of Oxalyl-Coenzyme A (CoA) Decarboxylase and Formyl-CoA Transferase Genes from Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, March 2006, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  90. Global analysis of carbohydrate utilization by Lactobacillus acidophilus using cDNA microarrays

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, February 2006, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  91. Microarray Analysis of a Two-Component Regulatory System Involved in Acid Resistance and Proteolytic Activity in Lactobacillus acidophilus

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, October 2005, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  92. Genomic features of lactic acid bacteria effecting bioprocessing and health

    Article • FEMS Microbiology Reviews, August 2005, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  93. Genomic Perspectives on Probiotic Lactic Acid Bacteria

    Article • Bioscience and Microflora, January 2005, BMFH Press

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  94. Identification and Inactivation of Genetic Loci Involved with Lactobacillus acidophilus Acid Tolerance

    Article • Applied and Environmental Microbiology, September 2004, ASM Journals

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  95. Sequence analysis of pLBB1, a cryptic plasmid fromLactobacillus delbrueckiisubsp.bulgaricus

    Article • Canadian Journal of Microbiology, February 2002, Canadian Science Publishing

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  96. Deoxyribonuclease activities in Lactobacillus delbrueckii

    Article • Microbiological Research, January 2000, Elsevier

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  97. Problems with Genetically Modified Foods

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  98. Genomics of Lactic Acid Bacteria: The Post-Genomics Challenge-From Sequence to Function

    Article • Wiley

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril

  99. Methods for Plasmid and Genomic DNA Isolation from Lactobacilli

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    M. Andrea Azcarate-Peril