Opportunistic bacteria confer the ability to ferment prebiotic starch in the adult cystic fibrosis gut

Opportunistic bacteria confer the ability to ferment prebiotic starch in the adult cystic fibrosis gut

Chronic disruption of the intestinal microbiota in adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients is associated with local and systemic inflammation, and has been linked to the risk of serious comorbidities. Supplementation with high amylose maize starch (HAMS) might provide clinical benefit by promoting comme...

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Main Authors: Wang, Y., Leong, L.E.X., Keating, R.L., Kanno, T., Abell, G.C.J., Mobegi, Fredrick, Choo, J.M., Wesselingh, S.L., Mason, A.J., Burr, L.D., Rogers, G.B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC 2019
Subjects:
Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Microbiology
Cystic fibrosis
resistant starch
fermentation
short chain fatty acids
CLOSTRIDIUM-DIFFICILE
RESISTANT STARCH
LACTIC-ACID
INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA
UP-REGULATION
BUTYRATE
INFLAMMATION
DYSBIOSIS
LACTATE
ACETATE
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80730

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