The effect of dietary fibre preparations from potato starch on the growth and activity of bacterial strains belonging to the phyla Firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, and Actinobacteria

In the present study, it was ascertained whether dietary fibre preparations derived from potato starch with prebiotic properties would promote the growth of Bacteroidetes strains while also inhibiting Firmicutes strains at the same time. The fibre preparations were added to faecal samples from obese...

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Main Authors: Renata Barczynska, Katarzyna Slizewska, Mieczyslaw Litwin, Mieczyslaw Szalecki, Arkadiusz Zarski, Janusz Kapusniak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464615004983