The Effect of Selected Synbiotics on Microbial Composition and Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production in a Model System of the Human Colon

: van Zanten GC, Knudsen A, Roytio H, Forssten S, Lawther M, Blennow A, Lahtinen SJ, Jakobsen M, Svensson B, Jespersen L

Publisher: PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE

: 2012

PLoS ONE

: PLOS ONE

: ARTN e47212

: 10

: 7

: 10

: 11

: 1932-6203

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047212

Conclusions: The results of this study show that all synbiotic combinations investigated are able to shift the predominant bacteria and the production of SCFA of fecal microbiota in a model system of the human colon, thereby potentially being able to manipulate the microbiota in a way connected to human health.