An in vitro study of the effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on the elderly faecal microbiota

Rastall, Robert/ Gibson, Glenn/ Tuohy, Kieran/ Likotrafiti, Eleni/ Λυκοτραφίτη, Ελένη


Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
Keywords: Elderly;Synbiotics;Prebiotics;Probiotics
Issue Date: Jun-2014
Publisher: Elsevier
Citation: Likotrafiti, E., Gibson, G., Rastall, R. & Tuohy, K. (Ιούνιος 2014). An in vitro study of the effect of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics on the elderly faecal microbiota. Anaerobe. 27:50-55.
Journal: Anaerobe, vol. 27, 2014
Abstract: The use of dietary intervention in the elderly in order to beneficially modulate their gut microbiota has not been extensively studied. The influence of two probiotics (Bifidobacterium longum and Lactobacillus fermentum) and two prebiotics [isomaltooligosaccharides (IMO) and short-chain fructooligosaccharides (FOS)], individually and in synbiotic combinations (B. longum with IMO, L. fermentum with FOS) on the gut microbiota of elderly individuals was investigated using faecal batch cultures and three-stage continuous culture systems. Population changes of major bacterial groups were enumerated using fluorescent in situ hybridisation (FISH). B. longum and IMO alone significantly increased the Bifidobacterium count after 5 and 10 h of fermentation and their synbiotic combination significantly decreased the Bacteroides count after 5 h of fermentation.
Description: Δημοσιεύσεις μελών--ΣΤΕΓΤΕΤΡΟΔ--Τμήμα Τεχνολογίας Τροφίμων,2014
URI: http://195.251.240.227/jspui/handle/123456789/9997
Other Identifiers: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1075996414000286
10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.03.009
Item type: other
Submission Date: 2018-02-28T16:08:59Z
Item language: el
Item access scheme: free
Institution and School/Department of submitter: ΤΕΙ Θεσσαλονίκης
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