Ramirez-Farias,C, Slezak,K, Fuller,Z, Duncan,A, Holtrop,G, Louis,P,Br J Nutr 101:541-550, 2009
Prebiotics are food ingredients that improve health by modulating the colonic microbiota. The bifidogenic effect of the prebiotic inulin is well established; however, it remains unclear which species of Bifidobacterium are stimulated in vivo and whether bacterial groups other than lactic acid bacteria are affected by inulin consumption.
