Transcriptional and functional characterization of genetic elements involved in galacto-oligosaccharide utilization by Bifidobacterium breve UCC2003
Several prebiotics, such as inulin, fructo-oligosaccharides and galacto-oligosaccharides, are widely used commercially in foods and there is convincing evidence, in particular for galacto-oligosaccharides, that prebiotics can modulate the microbiota and promote bifidobacterial growth in the intestin...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815386/ |