Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance-enhancing microbe that functions via lactate metabolism. Nature Medicine , 2019; DOI: 10.1038/s41591-019-0485-4 Cite This Page : ...

Next, the researchers isolated a strain of Veillonella atypica from the athletes’ poo and fed it to mice. Treadmill tests showed this bacteria-enhanced diet boosted the animals’ performance by ...

A bacterial “probiotic” may enhance athletic performance. But it’s a long way from being ready for use in humans. ByKatherine J. Wu Monday, June 24, 2019 NOVA NextNOVA Next Even for gut ...

The study just published in Nature Medicine shows that a particular species of gut bacteria called Veillonella, which is abundant in marathon runners, seems to improve running performance and help ...

The mice with the bacteria in their stomachs were able to run for 13 percent longer than mice who didn't get the benefit of Veillonella -- a small difference, but one that could make a huge ...

Though a few groups of bacteria in the gut are able to eat lactate, Veillonella is one of the only groups that can convert lactate into molecules called short-chain fatty acids. “Short-chain ...

(CNN) -- Great athletes not only have heart, they have guts -- special guts. Boston Marathon runners and Olympic athletes have higher than usual amounts of Veillonella bacteria in their digestive ...

An overabundance of the bacteria Veillonella in the digestive tract may increase pain in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). An overabundance of the bacteria Veillonella in the digestive ...

These bacteria, members of the genus Veillonella, ... Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance-enhancing microbe that functions via lactate metabolism, ...

Joslin Diabetes Center-led researchers suggest Veillonella ... “Meta-omics analysis of elite athletes identifies a performance-enhancing microbe that functions via lactate metabolism. ...