Prebiotic Wheat Bran Fractions Induce Specific Microbiota Changes

Wheat bran fibers are considered beneficial to human health through their impact on gut microbiota composition and activity. Here, we assessed the prebiotic potential of selected bran fractions by performing a series of fecal slurry anaerobic fermentation experiments using aleurone as well as total,...

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Main Authors: Kevin D’hoe, Lorenza Conterno, Francesca Fava, Gwen Falony, Sara Vieira-Silva, Joan Vermeiren, Kieran Tuohy, Jeroen Raes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00031/full