Impact of Body Mass Index (BMI) on the Effect of a Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG (LGG)/Bifidobacterium Animalis Subspecies Lactis BB-12 (BB-12) Combination on Gut Microbiota (P20-023-19)

• Published in: Current developments in nutrition Vol. 3; no. Supplement_1; p. nzz040.P20-023-19
• Main Authors: Poutsiaka, Debra, Stern, Lori, Riquelme, Virginia, Hollister, Emily, Cope, Julia, Nasser, Waleed, Dinh, Duy, Nassif, Joy, Thorpe, Cheleste, Kane, Anne, McDermott, Laura, Snydman, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2019; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: Archaea; Bifidobacterium animalis; Body mass index; community structure; feces; Genes; Gut microbiota; intestinal microorganisms; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; metabolome; metagenomics; microbial communities; Microbiota; Nutritional Microbiology; Probiotics; proteome; ribosomal RNA; transcriptome
• ISSN: 2475-2991; 2475-2991
• DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz040.P20-023-19

This exploratory study builds upon an earlier study of probiotic supplementation1 to assess the effects of a probiotic combination (P) of LGG and BB-12 on human gut microbiota composition and function, and to uncover an association with BMI. Healthy subjects ingested P for 21 days (n = 18, P group)...