Selective stimulation of bifidobacteria in the human colon by oligofructose and inulin

Glenn R. Gibson; Emily R. Beatty; Xin Wang; John H. Cummings

doi:10.1016/0016-5085(95)90192-2

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InulinFecesBifidobacteriumPrebioticBacteroidesFood scienceClostridiaShort-chain fatty acidCaecumFructanFusobacteriaFructooligosaccharideBiologyMicrobiologyBacteriaChemistryFructoseFirmicutesFermentationLactobacillusButyrateMedicineInternal medicine

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 108
Issue: 4
Pages: 975-982
Citations: 1536
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                                    Glenn R. Gibson, 
                                
                                    Emily R. Beatty, 
                                
                                    Xin Wang
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            Selective stimulation of bifidobacteria in the human colon by oligofructose and inulin. 
                            Gastroenterology
                            , 108
                            (4)
                            , 975-982.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0016-5085(95)90192-2
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0016-5085(95)90192-2