title: The impact of bacteriophages on probiotic bacteria and gut microbiota diversity.
abstract: The human body is colonized by a vast array of bacteria whose diversity is largely affected by predation of bacteriophages. Here, we discussed the impact of bacteriophages on the composition of human intestinal microbiota as well as on the survival and thus efficacy of probiotic bacteria in the human gut.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Probiogenomics, Department of Genetics, Biology of Microorganisms, Anthropology and Evolution, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11a, 43100, Parma, Italy, marco.ventura@unipr.it.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sozzi
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Turroni
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matteuzzi
authors.forename: Douwe
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: van Sinderen