The effects of the novel bifidogenic trisaccharide, neokestose, on the human colonic microbiota

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 637-644

  Kilian, Stephanus ^a   Kritzinger, Susanna ^a   Rycroft, Catherine ^b   Gibson, Glenn ^b   Du Preez, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bifidogenic; Neokestose; Oligosaccharide; Phaffia; Prebiotic; Xanthophyllomyces

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM SP.; CLOSTRIDIA; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; MICROBIOTA; PHAFFIA; XANTHOPHYLLOMYCES;

EID: 0036787876     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016808015630     Document Type: Article

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