The effect of sucrose or starch-based diet on short-chain fatty acids and faecal microflora in rats

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 245-250

  Cresci, A ^a   Orpianesi, C ^a   Silvi, S ^a   Mastrandrea, V ^a   Dolara, P ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID; CHAINS; NUTRITION; PROPIONIC ACID; RATS; SUGAR (SUCROSE);

AD LIBITUM; BACTEROIDES; CORN STARCH; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; MICROFLORAE; PROPIONIBACTERIA; SHORTER CHAINS; SPRAGUE-DAWLEY RATS; STARCH-BASED; WEIGHT GAIN;

STARCH;

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; CARBOHYDRATE; PROPIONIC ACID; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; STARCH; SUCROSE;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTEROIDES; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CLOSTRIDIUM; EUBACTERIUM; FECES MICROFLORA; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS; NONHUMAN; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; RAT;

ACTINOMYCES; ANIMALIA; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CLOSTRIDIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; EUBACTERIUM; LACTOBACILLUS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033039656     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1999.00668.x     Document Type: Article

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