Dietary fibre and the gut microbiota

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-211

  Scott, K P ^a   Duncan, S H ^a   Flint, H J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Butyrate; Dietary fibre; Gut health; Microbiota; pH

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDETES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ADOLESCENTIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM HATHEWAYI; EUBACTERIUM HALLII; EUBACTERIUM RECTALE; ROSEBURIA; RUMINOCOCCUS; RUMINOCOCCUS BROMII;

EID: 49749126765     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.00706.x     Document Type: Review

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