Probiotic Bifidobacterium strains and galactooligosaccharides improve intestinal barrier function in obese adults but show no synergism when used together as synbiotics
Abstract Background One way to improve both the ecological performance and functionality of probiotic bacteria is by combining them with a prebiotic in the form of a synbiotic. However, the degree to which such synbiotic formulations improve probiotic strain functionality in humans has not been test...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Microbiome |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40168-018-0494-4 |