Effects of yogurt and bifidobacteria supplementation on the colonic microbiota in lactose-intolerant subjects

• Published in: Journal of applied microbiology Vol. 104; no. 2; pp. 595 - 604
• Main Authors: He, T, Priebe, M.G, Zhong, Y, Huang, C, Harmsen, H.J.M, Raangs, G.C, Antoine, J.-M, Welling, G.W, Vonk, R.J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2008; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Blackwell Science; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; analysis; bacteria; beta-galactosidase; beta-Galactosidase - analysis; Bifidobacterium; Bifidobacterium animalis; Bifidobacterium longum; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers; Biomarkers - analysis; chemistry; China; Clostridium; Clostridium - physiology; Clostridium coccoides; Colon; Colon - microbiology; Colony Count, Microbial; dairies; dairy; diagnostic use; diet therapy; Dietary Supplements; digestion; domain_sdv.mp.prb; domain_sdv.mp.prb.bif; ecology; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel - methods; Eubacterium; Eubacterium - physiology; Eubacterium rectale; feces; Feces - chemistry; Feces - microbiology; Female; fluorescence in situ hybridization; Follow-Up Studies; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; gel electrophoresis; Humans; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Lactobacillus; Lactose; lactose intolerance; Lactose Intolerance - diet therapy; Lactose Intolerance - microbiology; Lactose Tolerance Test; Life Sciences; Male; metabolism; methods; Microbiology; Microbiology and Parasitology; Middle Aged; physiology; polymerase chain reaction; prebiotic; Probiotics; small intestine; Statistics, Nonparametric; Streptococcus thermophilus; Yogurt; China; Lactic acid bacteria; Bifidobacterium; Applied microbiology; Eubacteria; Bifidobacteriaceae; Microflora; Ecology; Yogurt; prebiotic; Metabolism; Prebiotics; Polymerase chain reaction; Lactose; Actinobacteridae; Actinobacteria; Bacteria; Bifidobacteriales; Colon; dairy

Colonic metabolism of lactose may play a role in lactose intolerance. We investigated whether a 2-week supplementation of Bifidobacterium longum (in capsules) and a yogurt enriched with Bifidobacterium animalis could modify the composition and metabolic activities of the colonic microbiota in 11 Chi...