A novel galactooligosaccharide mixture increases the bifidobacterial population numbers in a continuous in vitro fermentation system and in the proximal colonic contents of pigs in vivo

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 135, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1726-1731

  Tzortzis, George ^a   Goulas, Athanasios K ^a   Gee, Jennifer M ^b   Gibson, Glenn R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Galactooligosaccharides; Intestinal microflora; Prebiotic

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; GALACTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; GALACTOSYLTRANSFERASE; INULIN; LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROPIONIC ACID; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CELL STRAIN HT29; CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTESTINE FLORA; LACTOBACILLUS; NONHUMAN; PH; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SWINE;

BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM BIFIDUM; CLOSTRIDIUM HISTOLYTICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 22144484491     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/135.7.1726     Document Type: Article

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