Transit Time Affects the Community Stability of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium Species in an In Vitro Model of Human Colonic Microbiotia

Retention time, which is analogous to transit time, is an index for bacterial stability in the intestine. Its consideration is of particular importance to optimize the delivery of probiotic bacteria in order to improve treatment efficacy. This study aims to investigate the effect of retention time o...

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Main Authors: Rodes, L., Paul, A., Coussa-Charley, M., Al-Salami, Hani, Tomaro-Duchesneau, C., Fakhoury, M., Prakash, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Informa Healthcare 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47605