In vitro kinetics of prebiotic inulin-type fructan fermentation by butyrate-producing colon bacteria: Implementation of online gas chromatography for quantitative analysis of carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas production

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 5884-5892

  Falony, Gwen ^a   Verschaeren, An ^a   De Bruycker, Feije ^a   De Preter, Vicky ^b   Verbeke, Kristin ^b   Leroy, Frédéric ^a   De Vuyst, Luc ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; BREAKDOWN MECHANISM; CARBON RECOVERY; COCULTURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FRUCTANS; HYDROGEN GAS; IN-VITRO; KINETIC ANALYSIS; METABOLIC PATHWAYS; METABOLITE PRODUCTION; OLIGO-FRUCTOSE; ONLINE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PREBIOTICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMILAR PATTERN;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOMOLECULES; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COMPETITION; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; FERMENTATION; FRUCTOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN; METABOLITES; RECOVERY;

METABOLISM;

BUTYRIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; HYDROGEN; INULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS PRODUCTION; HYDROGEN; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PROBIOTICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANAEROSTIPES CACCAE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; COLON FLORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY METABOLISM; EUBACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; NONHUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; ROSEBURIA FAECIS; ROSEBURIA HOMINIS; ROSEBURIA INTESTINALIS; ROSEBURIA INULINIVORANS;

BUTYRATES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; COLON; FERMENTATION; FRUCTANS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID;

ANAEROSTIPES CACCAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM; ROSEBURIA; ROSEBURIA HOMINIS; ROSEBURIA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 70149108957     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00876-09     Document Type: Article

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