Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Colonization of the human gut by bovine bacteria present in Parmesan cheese

  • Christian Milani,
  • Sabrina Duranti,
  • Stefania Napoli,
  • Giulia Alessandri,
  • Leonardo Mancabelli,
  • Rosaria Anzalone,
  • Giulia Longhi,
  • Alice Viappiani,
  • Marta Mangifesta,
  • Gabriele Andrea Lugli,
  • Sergio Bernasconi,
  • Maria Cristina Ossiprandi,
  • Douwe van Sinderen,
  • Marco Ventura,
  • Francesca Turroni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09303-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Some microorganisms may be transferred across the food production chain and, potentially, colonize the human gut. Here, Milani et al. provide strain-level evidence supporting that dairy cattle-associated bacteria can be transferred to the human gut via consumption of Parmesan cheese.