In vitro kinetic analysis of fermentation of prebiotic inulin-type fructans by Bifidobacterium species reveals four different phenotypes

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 454-461

  Falony, Gwen ^a   Lazidou, Katerina ^a   Verschaeren, An ^a   Weckx, Stefan ^a   Maes, Dominique ^b   De Vuyst, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTHS; BIFIDOBACTERIA; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM STRAINS; BREAK DOWNS; BREAKDOWN MECHANISMS; BREAKDOWN PATTERNS; DATA SETS; DEGRADATION RATES; ENERGY SOURCES; ETHANOL PRODUCTIONS; GENETIC SCREENS; IN VITRO; IN-VIVO; KINETIC ANALYSES; METABOLIC SHIFTS; METABOLITE PRODUCTIONS; PREBIOTIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SPECIFIC ADAPTATIONS; STIMULATORY EFFECTS;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CARBOHYDRATES; DEGRADATION; ETHANOL; FRUCTOSE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); POLYSACCHARIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

STRAIN;

BACTERIUM; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FERMENTATION; GROWTH; KINETICS; PHENOTYPE;

ACETIC ACID; BETA-FRUCTOFURANOSIDASE; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACIDS; FRUCTANS; FRUCTOSE; INULIN; LACTIC ACID; OLIGOSACCHARIDES; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS SUBSP. LACTIS;

EID: 58149383676     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01488-08     Document Type: Article

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