Grassi, Lucia
Heye, Febe
Proesmans, Kristiaan
Abatih, Emmanuel
Van Daele, Axelle
Lahousse, Lies
Crabbé, Aurélie
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (12X6322N)
Article History
Received: 26 September 2025
Accepted: 9 March 2026
First Online: 4 April 2026
Competing interests
: AC declares a pending patent application related to this work titled “Bacterial compositions with anti-inflammatory activity,” published as US 2023/0293599 A1 and EP 4188399 A2; both applications claim priority from PCT/EP2021/071330. The listed co-inventors are Aurélie Crabbé, Tom Coenye, and Charlotte Rigauts, and the applicant is Ghent University. The application covers aspects of the manuscript relating to anti-inflammatory bacteria and their therapeutic potential.