title: In vitro fermentation of breast milk oligosaccharides by Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus gasseri.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Robert E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Milady
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niñonuevo
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Carlito B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Lebrilla
authors.forename: J Bruce
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: German
mesh_terms: D001644:Bifidobacterium / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000502:physiology*; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides