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Enrichment of bifidobacteria from human gut contents by oligofructose using continuous culture
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Chemostat cultures of human faecal bacteria were used to determine the bifidogenic effect of oligofructose, a fermentable carbohydrate found in a number of plants. In single stage continuous culture, oligofructose preferentially enriched for bifidobacteria, in comparison to sucrose and inulin. This stimulatory effect was enhanced at a high dilution rate, high substrate concentration and low pH. These parameters are likely to approximate to those that occur in the proximal colon. Studies with a three-stage continuous culture model of the large intestine confirmed the bifidogenic effect of oligofructose. These in vitro data indicate that an increase in the concentration of fructose-based oligosaccharides in the diet may alter the balance of the gut microflora towards bifidobacteria, a purported health-promoting genus.
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Cummings, J. H., Antoine, J.-M., Azpiroz, F., Bourdet-Sicard, R., Brandtzaeg, P., Calder, P. C., Gibson, G. R., Guarner, F., Isolauri, E., Pannemans, D., et al. (2004) · European Journal of Nutrition · doi:10.1007/s00394-004-1205-4 · Cited by 324
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- Gibson, G.
- Venue
- FEMS Microbiology Letters
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- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1994-05-01
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
- 1-2
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- 121-127
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- 0378-1097 (ISSN-L)
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- W1973246004
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- 3.83
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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