Resistant Starch Is Actively Fermented by Infant Faecal Microbiota and Increases Microbial Diversity

In adults, fermentation of high amylose maize starch (HAMS), a resistant starch (RS), has a prebiotic effect. Were such a capacity to exist in infants, intake of RS might programme the gut microbiota during a critical developmental period. This study aimed to determine if infant faecal inocula posse...

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Main Authors: Geetha Gopalsamy, Elissa Mortimer, Paul Greenfield, Anthony R. Bird, Graeme P. Young, Claus T. Christophersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
pH
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/6/1345