Set up of a new in vitro model to study dietary fructans fermentation in formula-fed babies

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 403-411

  Le Blay, Gwenalle ^a,b   Chassard, Christophe ^a   Baltzer, Selina ^a   Lacroix, Christophe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BREST   (France)

^b TECHNOPÔLE BREST IROISE   (France)

Author keywords

Formula fed infants; Fructans; Immobilised faecal microbiota; In vitro colon model; Prebiotics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FRUCTAN; FRUCTOSE OLIGOSACCHARIDE; INULIN; PREBIOTIC AGENT; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MILK; ASCENDING COLON; BABY FOOD; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIA; FECES MICROFLORA; FERMENTATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTESTINE FUNCTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIMULATION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; BIOREACTOR; CLOSTRIDIUM; FECES; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BACTEROIDES; CLOSTRIDIA;

BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTEROIDES; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; BIOREACTORS; CLOSTRIDIUM; FECES; FERMENTATION; FRUCTANS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FOOD; MALE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 77449092401     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: 14752662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0007114509991796     Document Type: Article

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