The effect of modified citrus pectin-probiotic on faecal lactobacilli in Balb/c mice

Abstract Intestinal bacteria utilize the constituent of ingested food for their metabolic activities making the gut microbiota a target in the modification of functional foods. This study examines the effect of modified citrus pectin and encapsulated probiotic, Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 on...

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Main Authors: Frederick ODUN-AYO, John MELLEM, Lalini REDDY
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ciência e Tecnologia de Alimentos
Series:Food Science and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-20612017005006110&lng=en&tlng=en