Consumption of antimicrobial manuka honey does not significantly perturb the microbiota in the hind gut of mice

Consumption of antimicrobial manuka honey does not significantly perturb the microbiota in the hind gut of mice

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that consuming manuka honey, which contains antimicrobial methylglyoxal, may affect the gut microbiota. We undertook a mouse feeding study to investigate whether dietary manuka honey supplementation altered microbial numbers and their production of or...

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Main Authors: Doug Rosendale, Christine A. Butts, Cloe Erika de Guzman, Ian S. Maddox, Sheridan Martell, Lynn McIntyre, Margot A. Skinner, Hannah Dinnan, Juliet Ansell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2016-12-01
Series:PeerJ
Subjects:
Manuka
Honey
Metabolism
Microbiota
Methylglyoxal
Organic acids
Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/2787.pdf

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