The effect of selected synbiotics on microbial composition and short-chain fatty acid production in a model system of the human colon.

Prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics can be used to modulate both the composition and activity of the gut microbiota and thereby potentially affecting host health beneficially. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of eight synbiotic combinations on the composition and activity of hu...

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Main Authors: Gabriella C van Zanten, Anne Knudsen, Henna Röytiö, Sofia Forssten, Mark Lawther, Andreas Blennow, Sampo J Lahtinen, Mogens Jakobsen, Birte Svensson, Lene Jespersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3474826?pdf=render