Probiotic Bacillus subtilis Protects against α-Synuclein Aggregation in C. elegans

Summary: Recent discoveries have implicated the gut microbiome in the progression and severity of Parkinson’s disease; however, how gut bacteria affect such neurodegenerative disorders remains unclear. Here, we report that the Bacillus subtilis probiotic strain PXN21 inhibits α-synuclein aggregation...

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Main Authors: María Eugenia Goya, Feng Xue, Cristina Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo, Sofia Arnaouteli, Lourdes Riquelme-Dominguez, Andrés Romanowski, Jack Brydon, Kathryn L. Ball, Nicola R. Stanley-Wall, Maria Doitsidou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719317437