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Jan Knol is affiliated with Wageningen University & Research in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and nutrition and dietetics. Their work contributes consistently to the fields of gut microbiota and health, infant nutrition and health, probiotics and fermented foods, and infant health and development.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Infant Health and Development
  • Digestive system and related health
  • Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research

Jan Knol has published extensively in a variety of scientific journals. The most frequent publication venues for their work are:

  • Nutrients
  • Scientific Reports
  • Microorganisms
  • Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Beneficial Microbes

Their recent papers include studies on the infant gut microbiome, probiotics, and clinical surgery outcomes. Notable publications are:

  • "Akkermansia muciniphila uses human milk oligosaccharides to thrive in the early life conditions in vitro" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Locoregional recurrences after transanal total mesorectal excision of rectal cancer during implementation" (2020) in British Journal of Surgery
  • "A compromised developmental trajectory of the infant gut microbiome and metabolome in atopic eczema" (2020) in Gut Microbes
  • "Enduring Behavioral Effects Induced by Birth by Caesarean Section in the Mouse" (2020) in Current Biology
  • "Fermented infant formula (with Bifidobacterium breve C50 and Streptococcus thermophilus O65) with prebiotic oligosaccharides is safe and modulates the gut microbiota towards a microbiota closer to that of breastfed infants" (2020) in Clinical Nutrition

Frequent collaborators in Jan Knol's research include Clara Belzer, Guus Roeselers, Sebastian Tims, Roger S. Bongers, and Christophe Lay. These coauthors have partnered on numerous projects, reflecting a significant collaborative network.

Best Publications

  • Postbiotics and Their Potential Applications in Early Life Nutrition and Beyond.

    Carrie A M Wegh;Sharon Y Geerlings;Jan Knol;Guus Roeselers

  • Colon Microflora in Infants Fed Formula with Galacto- and Fructo-Oligosaccharides: More Like Breast-Fed Infants

    Jan Knol;Petra Scholtens;Corinna Kafka;Jochem Steenbakkers

  • Altered gut microbiota and activity in a murine model of autism spectrum disorders.

    Caroline G.M. de Theije;Harm Wopereis;Mohamed Ramadan;Tiemen van Eijndthoven

  • Development of 16S rRNA-based probes for the Coriobacterium group and the Atopobium cluster and their application for enumeration of Coriobacteriaceae in human feces from volunteers of different age groups

    Hermie J. M. Harmsen;Alida C. M. Wildeboer-Veloo;Jan Grijpstra;Jan Knol

  • Early-Life Events, Including Mode of Delivery and Type of Feeding, Siblings and Gender, Shape the Developing Gut Microbiota

    Rocio Martin;Hiroshi Makino;Aysun Cetinyurek Yavuz;Kaouther Ben-Amor

  • Quantitative Real-Time PCR Analysis of Fecal Lactobacillus Species in Infants Receiving a Prebiotic Infant Formula

    Monique Haarman;Jan Knol

  • Human milk: a source of more life than we imagine

    P.V. Jeurink;J. van Bergenhenegouwen;E. Jiménez;L.M.J. Knippels

  • Early life: gut microbiota and immune development in infancy

    R Martin;A J Nauta;K Ben Amor;L M J Knippels

  • Microbial Metabolic Networks at the Mucus Layer Lead to Diet-Independent Butyrate and Vitamin B12 Production by Intestinal Symbionts.

    Clara Belzer;Loo Wee Chia;Steven Aalvink;Bhawani Chamlagain

  • The first thousand days - intestinal microbiology of early life: establishing a symbiosis

    Harm Wopereis;Raish Oozeer;Karen Knipping;Clara Belzer

  • Quantitative real-time PCR assays to identify and quantify fecal Bifidobacterium species in infants receiving a prebiotic infant formula.

    Monique Haarman;Jan Knol

  • The intestinal bacterial colonisation in preterm infants: a review of the literature.

    Elisabeth A.M. Westerbeek;Anemone van den Berg;Harrie N. Lafeber;Jan Knol

  • Lower Bifidobacteria counts in both duodenal mucosa-associated and fecal microbiota in irritable bowel syndrome patients

    Angele P. M. Kerckhoffs;Melvin Samsom;Michel E. van der Rest;Joris de Vogel

  • Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Intestinal Bifidobacterial Strains Has an Impact on the Early Development of Vaginally Delivered Infant's Microbiota

    Hiroshi Makino;Akira Kushiro;Eiji Ishikawa;Hiroyuki Kubota

  • Effects of infant formula containing a mixture of galacto- and fructo-oligosaccharides or viable Bifidobacterium animalis on the intestinal microflora during the first 4 months of life.

    Astrid M. Bakker-Zierikzee;Martine S. Alles;Jan Knol;Frans J. Kok

  • Early Impairment of Gut Function and Gut Flora Supporting a Role for Alteration of Gastrointestinal Mucosa in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis

    Andrea Gori;Andrea Gori;Camilla Tincati;Giuliano Rizzardini;Carlo Torti

  • Galacto-oligosaccharides and long-chain fructo-oligosaccharides as prebiotics in infant formulas: A review

    Silvia Fanaro;Günther Boehm;Johan Garssen;Jan Knol

  • Randomized Double-Blind Study of the Nutritional Efficacy and Bifidogenicity of a New Infant Formula Containing Partially Hydrolyzed Protein, a High β-Palmitic Acid Level, and Nondigestible Oligosaccharides

    Hansjörg Schmelzle;Stefan Wirth;Heino Skopnik;Michael Radke

  • Transmission of intestinal Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum strains from mother to infant, determined by multilocus sequencing typing and amplified fragment length polymorphism.

    Hiroshi Makino;Akira Kushiro;Eiji Ishikawa;Delphine Muylaert

  • The Early Settlers: Intestinal Microbiology in Early Life

    Petra A.M.J. Scholtens;Raish Oozeer;Rocio Martin;Kaouther Ben Amor

Frequent Co-Authors

Bernd Stahl
Bernd Stahl Utrecht University
Johan Garssen
Johan Garssen Utrecht University
Clara Belzer
Clara Belzer Wageningen University & Research
Willem M. de Vos
Willem M. de Vos Wageningen University & Research
Diego Peroni
Diego Peroni University of Pisa
Bert Poolman
Bert Poolman University of Groningen
Yvan Vandenplas
Yvan Vandenplas Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lubbert Dijkhuizen
Lubbert Dijkhuizen University of Groningen
Douwe van Sinderen
Douwe van Sinderen University College Cork
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research

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