A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults

The composition and diversity of the gut microbiota are known to be different between babies and adults. The aim of this project was to compare the level of bifidobacteria between babies and adults and to investigate the influence of lifestyle factors on the level of this bacterium in the gut. Durin...

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Autores principales: KHONSARI, Shadi, SUGANTHY, Mayuran, BURCZYNSKA, Beata, DANG, Vu, CHOUDHURY, Manika, PACHENARI, Azra
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMFH Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4858883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27200263
http://dx.doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.2015-006
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description The composition and diversity of the gut microbiota are known to be different between babies and adults. The aim of this project was to compare the level of bifidobacteria between babies and adults and to investigate the influence of lifestyle factors on the level of this bacterium in the gut. During this study, the levels of bifidobacteria in 10 human babies below 2 years of age were compared with that of 10 human adults above 40 years. The level of bifidobacteria proved to be significantly higher in babies in comparison with adults. This investigation concluded that a combination of several factors, such as age, diet, and BMI, has an important effect on the level of bifidobacteria in adults, while in babies, a combination of diet and age may influence the level of intestinal bifidobacteria.
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spelling pubmed-48588832016-05-19 A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults KHONSARI, Shadi SUGANTHY, Mayuran BURCZYNSKA, Beata DANG, Vu CHOUDHURY, Manika PACHENARI, Azra Biosci Microbiota Food Health Note The composition and diversity of the gut microbiota are known to be different between babies and adults. The aim of this project was to compare the level of bifidobacteria between babies and adults and to investigate the influence of lifestyle factors on the level of this bacterium in the gut. During this study, the levels of bifidobacteria in 10 human babies below 2 years of age were compared with that of 10 human adults above 40 years. The level of bifidobacteria proved to be significantly higher in babies in comparison with adults. This investigation concluded that a combination of several factors, such as age, diet, and BMI, has an important effect on the level of bifidobacteria in adults, while in babies, a combination of diet and age may influence the level of intestinal bifidobacteria. BMFH Press 2015-12-26 2016 /pmc/articles/PMC4858883/ /pubmed/27200263 http://dx.doi.org/10.12938/bmfh.2015-006 Text en BMFH Press http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (by-nc-nd) License.
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KHONSARI, Shadi
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title_full A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults
title_fullStr A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults
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title_short A comparative study of bifidobacteria in human babies and adults
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