title: Effect of rice fiber on human fecal microflora.
abstract: The effects of brown rice, containing fourfold as much dietary fiber as polished rice, on the human fecal microflora were determined. Significantly increased numbers of Bifidobacterium adolescentis and Enterococcus faecalis were observed during the brown rice intake, whereas the total counts and the numbers of bacteroides, Eubacterium aerofaciens, and Escherichia coli during the intake were lower than those before and after the intake. Lower numbers of clostridia and low incidences of Clostridium paraputrificum and C. perfringens were observed during the brown rice intake.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, Saitama.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Benno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Koishi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mitsuoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012275:Oryza