Probiotic Bifidobacterium longum alters gut luminal metabolism through modification of the gut microbial community

Probiotics are well known as health-promoting agents that modulate intestinal microbiota. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this effect remain unclear. Using gnotobiotic mice harboring 15 strains of predominant human gut-derived microbiota (HGM), we investigated the effects of Bifidobacte...

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Main Authors: Sugahara, Hirosuke, Odamaki, Toshitaka, Fukuda, Shinji, Kato, Tamotsu, Xiao, Jin-zhong, Abe, Fumiaki, Kikuchi, Jun, Ohno, Hiroshi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4552000/