Impact of synbiotics on gut microbiota during early life: a randomized, double-blind study

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 3534 - 12
• Main Authors: Phavichitr, Nopaorn, Wang, Shugui, Chomto, Sirinuch, Tantibhaedhyangkul, Ruangvith, Kakourou, Alexia, Intarakhao, Sukkrawan, Jongpiputvanich, Sungkom, Roeselers, Guus, Knol, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 11.02.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 631/158/855; 631/326/2522; 631/326/2565/2134; 692/308/3187; 692/4020/2741/2135; 692/4020/2741/278/1390; 692/700/2814; Acetic acid; Adverse events; Babies; Baby foods; Breast milk; Breastfeeding & lactation; Clinical trials; Dietary supplements; Digestive system; Double-blind studies; Gastrointestinal tract; Gut microbiota; Humanities and Social Sciences; Infant formulas; Infants; Intestinal microflora; Intestine; Lactic acid; Microbiota; Milk; multidisciplinary; Relative abundance; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Human milk is considered the optimal nutrition for infants and found to contain significant numbers of viable bacteria. The aim of the study was to assess the effects of a specific synbiotic combination at doses closer to the bacterial cells present in human milk, on intestinal bifidobacteria propor...