In vitro fermentation of breast milk oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus gasseri.
It has been proposed that human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) function as a prebiotic for bifidobacteria, yet this activity has not been adequately investigated. In this study, Bifidobacterium infantis was shown to ferment purified HMO as a sole carbon source, while another gut commensal, Lactobacillus gasseri, did not ferment HMO. Our results support the hypothesis that HMO selectively amplify bacterial populations in the infant intestine.
Ward
Robert E
RE
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Niñonuevo
Milady
M
Mills
David A
DA
Lebrilla
Carlito B
CB
German
J Bruce
JB
D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*
D009844:Oligosaccharides