In Vitro Fermentation of Breast Milk Oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus gasseri
Open Access
- 1 June 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 72 (6), 4497-4499
- https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.02515-05
Abstract
It has been proposed that human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) function as a prebiotic for bifidobacteria, yet this activity has not been adequately investigated. In this study, Bifidobacterium infantis was shown to ferment purified HMO as a sole carbon source, while another gut commensal, Lactobacillus gasseri, did not ferment HMO. Our results support the hypothesis that HMO selectively amplify bacterial populations in the infant intestine.Keywords
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