The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation

© 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This study compared the rate of short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production by different probiotic combinations of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium to determine any synergistic effects. Six different fibre fractions were fermented with...

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Main Authors: Fernando, W., Flint, S., Ranaweera, K., Bamunuarachchi, A., Johnson, Stuart, Brennan, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55444
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author Fernando, W.
Flint, S.
Ranaweera, K.
Bamunuarachchi, A.
Johnson, Stuart
Brennan, C.
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Flint, S.
Ranaweera, K.
Bamunuarachchi, A.
Johnson, Stuart
Brennan, C.
author_sort Fernando, W.
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description © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This study compared the rate of short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production by different probiotic combinations of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium to determine any synergistic effects. Six different fibre fractions were fermented with nine combinations of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LR), Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA), Bifidobacterium longum (BL) and Bifidobacterium breve (BB) for 0, 6, 24 and 48?h. SCFAs were quantified by gas chromatography. Inter-genus combinations of bacteria produced more SCFA, especially BB?+?BL?+?LR, compared to intra-genus that yielded the lowest SCFA production. Acetate was the most abundant, while propionate and butyrate were the most utilised. The SCFA formation was as acetate? > ?propionate? > ?butyrate and the total dietary fibre produced most of the SCFA. Most combinations utilised 60–80% of the fibre; BB?+?BL?+?LR digested the fibre completely. The quantity, pattern and the time of release of SCFA depends on the genus, but the combination of pre and probiotics is of great importance for the outcome.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-554442017-09-13T16:11:11Z The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation Fernando, W. Flint, S. Ranaweera, K. Bamunuarachchi, A. Johnson, Stuart Brennan, C. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This study compared the rate of short chain fatty acid (SCFA) production by different probiotic combinations of Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium to determine any synergistic effects. Six different fibre fractions were fermented with nine combinations of Lactobacillus rhamnosus (LR), Lactobacillus acidophilus (LA), Bifidobacterium longum (BL) and Bifidobacterium breve (BB) for 0, 6, 24 and 48?h. SCFAs were quantified by gas chromatography. Inter-genus combinations of bacteria produced more SCFA, especially BB?+?BL?+?LR, compared to intra-genus that yielded the lowest SCFA production. Acetate was the most abundant, while propionate and butyrate were the most utilised. The SCFA formation was as acetate? > ?propionate? > ?butyrate and the total dietary fibre produced most of the SCFA. Most combinations utilised 60–80% of the fibre; BB?+?BL?+?LR digested the fibre completely. The quantity, pattern and the time of release of SCFA depends on the genus, but the combination of pre and probiotics is of great importance for the outcome. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55444 10.1080/09637486.2017.1340932 restricted
spellingShingle Fernando, W.
Flint, S.
Ranaweera, K.
Bamunuarachchi, A.
Johnson, Stuart
Brennan, C.
The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title_full The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title_fullStr The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title_full_unstemmed The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title_short The potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
title_sort potential synergistic behaviour of inter- and intra-genus probiotic combinations in the pattern and rate of short chain fatty acids formation during fibre fermentation
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/55444