Associations of Probiotic Fermented Milk (PFM) and Yogurt Consumption with Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Components of the Gut Microbiota in Healthy Adults

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 651
• Main Authors: Redondo-Useros, Noemí, Gheorghe, Alina, Díaz-Prieto, Ligia E., Villavisencio, Brenda, Marcos, Ascensión, Nova, Esther
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 18.03.2019; MDPI
• Subjects: Adult; adults; Animals; Bacteria; Bifidobacterium - growth & development; Bifidobacterium animalis; Bifidobacterium longum; Body mass index; cultured milk starters; Feces; Female; Fermentation; Gastrointestinal Microbiome; Gut microbiota; Humans; intestinal microorganisms; Lactobacillus; Lactobacillus - growth & development; Male; males; Metabolism; Microbiota; Milk; Milk - microbiology; Nutrition; Probiotics; questionnaires; Reference Values; ribosomal RNA; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; sequence analysis; Streptococcus thermophilus; Streptococcus thermophilus - growth & development; Yogurt; Yogurt - microbiology; Spain; yogurt; probiotic fermented milk; healthy adults; Bifidobacteria; gut microbiota

The current study investigates whether probiotic fermented milk (PFM) and yogurt consumption (YC) are related to both the ingested bacteria taxa and the overall gut microbiota (GM) composition in healthy adults. PFM and YC habits were analyzed in 260 subjects (51% male) by specific questionnaires, a...