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Maria L. Marco is affiliated with the University of California, Davis in the United States and has an extensive research background in multiple fields related to biology, nutrition, and health. Their main fields of study include Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Medicine. These areas encompass a range of subfields such as Molecular Biology, Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Physiology, and Genetics.

The research focus of Maria L. Marco covers a variety of key topics including:

  • Probiotics and Fermented Foods
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Diet and metabolism studies
  • Food composition and properties
  • Microbial Metabolites in Food Biotechnology
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation

Maria L. Marco has contributed to a number of influential papers, several of which have been published in well-known scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods, 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Should There Be a Recommended Daily Intake of Microbes?, 2020, Journal of Nutrition

In addition to these, other significant publications in related fields include:

  • Molecular mechanisms of probiotic prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, 2020, Current Opinion in Biotechnology (authored by a co-researcher)
  • Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms, 2023, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Conserved and variable responses of the gut microbiome to resistant starch type 2, 2020, Nutrition Research

Their work often appears in a range of publication venues, with frequent contributions to:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Nutrition
  • Nutrition Research
  • Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Nutrients

Collaborations form an important part of Maria L. Marco's scientific output. The most frequent co-authors include:

  • Eric T. Stevens
  • Daniel Merenstein
  • Peter Finnegan
  • Lei Wei
  • Wannes Van Beeck

Best Publications

  • Health benefits of fermented foods: microbiota and beyond

    Maria L. Marco;Dustin Heeney;Sylvie Binda;Christopher J. Cifelli

  • The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) consensus statement on fermented foods

    Maria L. Marco;Mary Ellen Sanders;Michael Gänzle;Marie Claire Arrieta

  • Impact of Diet-Modulated Butyrate Production on Intestinal Barrier Function and Inflammation.

    Knud Erik Bach Knudsen;Helle Nygaard Lærke;Mette Skou Hedemann;Tina Skau Nielsen

  • Towards understanding molecular modes of probiotic action

    Maria L Marco;Sonia Pavan;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Structure-Guided Lead Optimization of Triazolopyrimidine-Ring Substituents Identifies Potent Plasmodium falciparum Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase Inhibitors with Clinical Candidate Potential

    Jose M. Coteron;María Marco;Jorge Esquivias;Xiaoyi Deng

  • Intestinal Lactobacillus in health and disease, a driver or just along for the ride?

    Dustin D Heeney;Mélanie G Gareau;Maria L Marco

  • Resistant starch alters gut microbiome and metabolomic profiles concurrent with amelioration of chronic kidney disease in rats

    Dorothy A. Kieffer;Brian D. Piccolo;Nosratola D. Vaziri;Shuman Liu

  • Identification of probiotic effector molecules: present state and future perspectives

    Sarah Lebeer;Peter A Bron;Maria L Marco;Jan-Peter Van Pijkeren

  • The intestinal microbiota in aged mice is modulated by dietary resistant starch and correlated with improvements in host responses.

    Sybille Tachon;June Zhou;June Zhou;Michael Keenan;Roy Martin;Roy Martin

  • Food Formats for Effective Delivery of Probiotics

    Mary Ellen Sanders;Maria L. Marco

  • Can encapsulation lengthen the shelf-life of probiotic bacteria in dry products?

    F. Weinbreck;I. Bodnár;M.L. Marco

  • Identification of Lactobacillus plantarum genes modulating the cytokine response of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells

    Saskia van Hemert;Marjolein Meijerink;Douwe Molenaar;Peter A Bron

  • Genetic Characterization of the Bile Salt Response in Lactobacillus plantarum and Analysis of Responsive Promoters In Vitro and In Situ in the Gastrointestinal Tract

    Peter A. Bron;Maria Marco;Sally M. Hoffer;Esther Van Mullekom

  • Effects of arabinoxylan and resistant starch on intestinal microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in subjects with metabolic syndrome: A randomised crossover study

    Stine Hald;Anne Grethe Schioldan;Mary E. Moore;Anders Dige

  • Season, Irrigation, Leaf Age, and Escherichia coli Inoculation Influence the Bacterial Diversity in the Lettuce Phyllosphere

    Thomas R. Williams;Anne-Laure Moyne;Linda J. Harris;Maria L. Marco

  • Fermented foods and gastrointestinal health: underlying mechanisms

    Unknown

  • The Core and Seasonal Microbiota of Raw Bovine Milk in Tanker Trucks and the Impact of Transfer to a Milk Processing Facility

    Mary E. Kable;Yanin Srisengfa;Miles Laird;Jose Zaragoza

  • Molecular mechanisms of probiotic prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

    Solomon A Mekonnen;Daniel Merenstein;Claire M Fraser;Maria L Marco

  • Safety of the Surrogate Microorganism Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 for Use in Thermal Process Validation

    Lauren M. Kopit;Eun Bae Kim;Eun Bae Kim;Roland J. Siezen;Linda J. Harris

  • Preclinical candidate for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis that acts through proteasome inhibition.

    Susan Wyllie;Stephen Brand;Michael Thomas;Manu De Rycker

  • Spatial and temporal expression of Lactobacillus plantarum genes in the gastrointestinal tracts of mice.

    Maria L. Marco;Roger S. Bongers;Willem M. de Vos;Michiel Kleerebezem

  • Lifestyle of Lactobacillus plantarum in the mouse caecum

    Maria L. Marco;Theodorus H. F. Peters;Roger S. Bongers;Douwe Molenaar

Frequent Co-Authors

Roy J. Martin
Roy J. Martin University of California, Davis
Michiel Kleerebezem
Michiel Kleerebezem Wageningen University & Research
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen
Knud Erik Bach Knudsen Aarhus University
Peter A. Bron
Peter A. Bron University of Antwerp
Ian H. Gilbert
Ian H. Gilbert University of Dundee
Helle Nygaard Lærke
Helle Nygaard Lærke Aarhus University
Linda J. Harris
Linda J. Harris University of California, Davis
Satya Dandekar
Satya Dandekar University of California, Davis
Douwe Molenaar
Douwe Molenaar Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mette Skou Hedemann
Mette Skou Hedemann Aarhus University

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