The dietary polysaccharide maltodextrin promotes Salmonella survival and mucosal colonization in mice.

In the latter half of the 20th century, societal and technological changes led to a shift in the composition of the American diet to include a greater proportion of processed, pre-packaged foods high in fat and carbohydrates, and low in dietary fiber (a "Western diet"). Over the same time...

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Main Authors: Kourtney P Nickerson, Craig R Homer, Sean P Kessler, Laura J Dixon, Amrita Kabi, Ilyssa O Gordon, Erin E Johnson, Carol A de la Motte, Christine McDonald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4084946?pdf=render