MODIFICATION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROFLORA USING PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS

Authors
FULLER R GIBSON GR
Citation
R. Fuller et Gr. Gibson, MODIFICATION OF THE INTESTINAL MICROFLORA USING PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS, Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology, 32, 1997, pp. 28-31
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of gastroenterology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00365521
Volume
32
Year of publication
1997
Supplement
222
Pages
28 - 31
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-5521(1997)32:<28:MOTIMU>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Probiotics and prebiotics modulate the composition of the human gut mi crobiota. The beneficial effects may result from suppression of harmfu l microorganisms or stimulation of organisms Which contribute in a pos itive way to the nutrition and health of the host. Both types of suppl ement represent an attempt to reconstitute the gut flora to its normal composition which has been adversely affected by dietary and environm ental stresses.