A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults
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Khonsari, S., Suganthy, M., Burczynska, B., Dang, V., Choudhury, M. and Pachenari, A. 2016. A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults. Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health. 35 (2), pp. 97-103. https://doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.2015-006
Type | Article |
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Title | A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults |
Authors | Khonsari, S., Suganthy, M., Burczynska, B., Dang, V., Choudhury, M. and Pachenari, A. |
Abstract | The composition and diversity of the gut microbiota are known to be different between babies and adults. The aim of this project was to compare the level of bifidobacteria between babies and adults and to investigate the influence of lifestyle factors on the level of this bacterium in the gut. During this study, the levels of bifidobacteria in 10 human babies below 2 years of age were compared with that of 10 human adults above 40 years. The level of bifidobacteria proved to be significantly higher in babies in comparison with adults. This investigation concluded that a combination of several factors, such as age, diet, and BMI, has an important effect on the level of bifidobacteria in adults, while in babies, a combination of diet and age may influence the level of intestinal bifidobacteria. |
Publisher | BMFH Press |
Journal | Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health |
ISSN | 2186-6953 |
Electronic | 2186-3342 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 26 Dec 2015 |
28 Apr 2016 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 20 Jun 2016 |
Accepted | 09 Dec 2015 |
Output status | Published |
Publisher's version | License |
Copyright Statement | ©2016 BMFH Press |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.2015-006 |
Language | English |
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